#CED5A0#CED5A0
#CED5A0 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.632; OKLCH L 85.4% C 0.071 H 114.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CED5A0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(206, 213, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(68, 39%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(68, 25%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3.3%, 0%, 24.9%, 16.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.57, -11.05, 25.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.57, 27.77, 113.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.45% -0.0287 0.0644) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.45% 0.071 114) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.5927, 63.2488, 42.5305) |
| Luminance | 0.6325 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 5.96
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 6.38
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 6.48
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 6.57
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 6.94
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 7.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CED5A0 #A7A0D5
analogous
#D5C1A0 #CED5A0 #B3D5A0
triadic
#CED5A0 #A0CED5 #D5A0CE
tetradic
#CED5A0 #A0D5C1 #A7A0D5 #D5A0B3
square
#CED5A0 #A0D5C1 #A7A0D5 #D5A0B3
split-complementary
#CED5A0 #A0B3D5 #C1A0D5
monochromatic
#A1AE4D #B8C276 #CED5A0 #E4E8CA #F4F6EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.54
#CED5A0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.65
#CED5A0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CED5A0
13.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CED5A0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CED5A0 | 1.00 | 1.54 | 13.65 | 13.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DDD09D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DCD1A2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D4CFC7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D0D0D0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ced5a0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(206, 213, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.4% 0.071 114.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dde1bc',
500: '#ced5a0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ced5a0; $custom-light: #dde1bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ced5a0",
"rgb": {
"r": 206,
"g": 213,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 67.925,
"s": 38.686,
"l": 73.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85446,
"c": 0.07051,
"h": 114
},
"luminance": 0.63248
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CED5A0
secondary
#766EAC
accent
#34B244
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FCFCF8
border
#D5D5D1
text
#151512
muted
#848482