#CDE992#CDE992
#CDE992 is a very light, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.733; OKLCH L 89.4% C 0.116 H 123.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDE992 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 233, 146) |
| HSL | hsl(79, 66%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(79, 37%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12%, 0%, 37.3%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.61, -23.16, 39.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.61, 45.60, 120.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.36% -0.0634 0.0967) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.36% 0.116 123.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.5038, 73.3321, 38.2083) |
| Luminance | 0.7333 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 4.48
Pale Olive Green
#B1D27B
ΔE00 5.72
Pistachio (survey)
#C0FA8B
ΔE00 5.91
Celery
#C1FD95
ΔE00 6.24
Tea Green
#BDF8A3
ΔE00 6.30
Light Grey Green
#B7E1A1
ΔE00 6.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDE992 #AE92E9
analogous
#E9D992 #CDE992 #A2E992
triadic
#CDE992 #92CDE9 #E992CD
tetradic
#CDE992 #92E9D9 #AE92E9 #E992A2
square
#CDE992 #92E9D9 #AE92E9 #E992A2
split-complementary
#CDE992 #92A2E9 #D992E9
monochromatic
#9ED42C #B6DF5F #CDE992 #E4F3C5 #F3FAE6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.34
#CDE992 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.67
#CDE992 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDE992
15.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDE992 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDE992 | 1.00 | 1.34 | 15.67 | 15.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F2DF8C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EFDE96
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D3E1D3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DEDEDE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cde992; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 233, 146); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.4% 0.116 123.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddf0b3',
500: '#cde992',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cde992; $custom-light: #ddf0b3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cde992",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 233,
"b": 146
},
"hsl": {
"h": 79.31,
"s": 66.412,
"l": 74.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89364,
"c": 0.1156,
"h": 123.3
},
"luminance": 0.73332
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDE992
secondary
#7D5CC3
accent
#17CE52
background
#FEFFFD
surface
#FCFEF8
border
#D5D6D1
text
#151611
muted
#848581