#CDE299#CDE299
#CDE299 is a very light, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.697; OKLCH L 88.0% C 0.098 H 121.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDE299 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 226, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(77, 56%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(77, 32%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.3%, 0%, 32.3%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.84, -18.86, 33.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.84, 38.40, 119.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.99% -0.051 0.0833) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.99% 0.098 121.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.1226, 69.6718, 40.5168) |
| Luminance | 0.6967 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 4.69
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 5.27
Light Grey Green
#B7E1A1
ΔE00 5.44
Pale Olive Green
#B1D27B
ΔE00 5.53
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 5.89
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 5.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDE299 #AE99E2
analogous
#E2D399 #CDE299 #A9E299
triadic
#CDE299 #99CDE2 #E299CD
tetradic
#CDE299 #99E2D3 #AE99E2 #E299A9
square
#CDE299 #99E2D3 #AE99E2 #E299A9
split-complementary
#CDE299 #99A9E2 #D399E2
monochromatic
#9EC73A #B6D469 #CDE299 #E4F0C9 #F3F8E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.41
#CDE299 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.93
#CDE299 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDE299
14.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDE299 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDE299 | 1.00 | 1.41 | 14.93 | 14.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EBDA94
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E8DA9C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D3DBCF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D9D9D9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cde299; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 226, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.0% 0.098 121.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddebb7',
500: '#cde299',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cde299; $custom-light: #ddebb7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cde299",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 226,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 77.26,
"s": 55.725,
"l": 74.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87985,
"c": 0.09764,
"h": 121.5
},
"luminance": 0.69672
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDE299
secondary
#7D64BB
accent
#22C351
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FCFDF8
border
#D5D5D1
text
#151611
muted
#848481