#CED259#CED259
#CED259 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.599; OKLCH L 83.7% C 0.143 H 110.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CED259 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(206, 210, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(62, 57%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(62, 58%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.9%, 0%, 57.6%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.80, -17.12, 58.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.80, 60.59, 106.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.72% -0.0511 0.134) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.72% 0.143 110.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.3047, 59.9374, 18.3684) |
| Luminance | 0.5994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 4.95
Baby Puke Green
#B6C406
ΔE00 6.22
Green Yellow
#B5CE08
ΔE00 6.26
Bile
#B5C306
ΔE00 6.35
Piss Yellow
#DDD618
ΔE00 6.47
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 6.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CED259 #5D59D2
analogous
#D29959 #CED259 #91D259
triadic
#CED259 #59CED2 #D259CE
tetradic
#CED259 #59D299 #5D59D2 #D25991
square
#CED259 #59D299 #5D59D2 #D25991
split-complementary
#CED259 #5991D2 #9959D2
monochromatic
#888B26 #B7BB33 #CED259 #DCDF89 #EAECB9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#CED259 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.99
#CED259 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CED259
12.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CED259 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CED259 | 1.00 | 1.62 | 12.99 | 12.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E1C94C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E2CD60
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DBC6B8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ced259; /* rgb */ color: rgb(206, 210, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.7% 0.143 110.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e0df8c',
500: '#ced259',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ced259; $custom-light: #e0df8c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ced259",
"rgb": {
"r": 206,
"g": 210,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 61.983,
"s": 57.346,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83722,
"c": 0.14347,
"h": 110.9
},
"luminance": 0.59936
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CED259
secondary
#413E91
accent
#47E14C
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FCFCF4
border
#D5D5CE
text
#16150C
muted
#84847F