#CED16E#CED16E
#CED16E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.598; OKLCH L 83.8% C 0.123 H 110.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CED16E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(206, 209, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(62, 52%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(62, 47%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.4%, 0%, 47.4%, 18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.76, -14.88, 48.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.76, 50.63, 107.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.76% -0.0426 0.1151) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.76% 0.123 110.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.0695, 59.8496, 23.6107) |
| Luminance | 0.5985 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 2.33
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 4.97
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 6.49
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 6.56
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 7.11
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 7.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CED16E #716ED1
analogous
#D1A26E #CED16E #9DD16E
triadic
#CED16E #6ECED1 #D16ECE
tetradic
#CED16E #6ED1A2 #716ED1 #D16E9D
square
#CED16E #6ED1A2 #716ED1 #D16E9D
split-complementary
#CED16E #6E9DD1 #A26ED1
monochromatic
#92952F #BEC240 #CED16E #DEE09C #EDEECB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#CED16E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.97
#CED16E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CED16E
12.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CED16E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CED16E | 1.00 | 1.62 | 12.97 | 12.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DECA65
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DFCD73
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DAC7BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ced16e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(206, 209, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.8% 0.123 110.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dfdf9a',
500: '#ced16e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ced16e; $custom-light: #dfdf9a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ced16e",
"rgb": {
"r": 206,
"g": 209,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 61.818,
"s": 51.832,
"l": 62.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83755,
"c": 0.12276,
"h": 110.3
},
"luminance": 0.59849
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CED16E
secondary
#4B489B
accent
#26BF2B
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FCFCF5
border
#D5D5CF
text
#15150E
muted
#84847F