#CED279#CED279
#CED279 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.606; OKLCH L 84.1% C 0.112 H 110.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CED279 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(206, 210, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(63, 50%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(63, 42%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.9%, 0%, 42.4%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.16, -14.30, 43.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.16, 45.81, 108.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.12% -0.04 0.1051) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.12% 0.112 110.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.9521, 60.5964, 27.0450) |
| Luminance | 0.6059 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 1.15
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 3.97
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 5.32
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 6.39
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 6.75
Pale Olive Green
#B1D27B
ΔE00 7.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CED279 #7D79D2
analogous
#D2AA79 #CED279 #A1D279
triadic
#CED279 #79CED2 #D279CE
tetradic
#CED279 #79D2AA #7D79D2 #D279A1
square
#CED279 #79D2AA #7D79D2 #D279A1
split-complementary
#CED279 #79A1D2 #AA79D2
monochromatic
#979C34 #BDC34B #CED279 #DFE1A7 #F0F1D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.60
#CED279 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.12
#CED279 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CED279
13.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CED279 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CED279 | 1.00 | 1.60 | 13.12 | 13.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DECB72
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DFCE7D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D9C8BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CCCCCC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ced279; /* rgb */ color: rgb(206, 210, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.1% 0.112 110.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dedfa1',
500: '#ced279',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ced279; $custom-light: #dedfa1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ced279",
"rgb": {
"r": 206,
"g": 210,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 62.697,
"s": 49.721,
"l": 64.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84122,
"c": 0.11244,
"h": 110.8
},
"luminance": 0.60595
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CED279
secondary
#524EA1
accent
#28BD2F
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FCFCF5
border
#D5D5CF
text
#15150F
muted
#848480