#CED996#CED996
#CED996 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.649; OKLCH L 86.1% C 0.088 H 115.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CED996 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(206, 217, 150) |
| HSL | hsl(70, 47%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(70, 31%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.1%, 0%, 30.9%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.46, -14.41, 31.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.46, 34.95, 114.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.09% -0.0385 0.0794) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.09% 0.088 115.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.7714, 64.9499, 38.4468) |
| Luminance | 0.6495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 4.32
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 4.60
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 4.67
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 5.83
Pale Olive Green
#B1D27B
ΔE00 6.25
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 6.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CED996 #A196D9
analogous
#D9C396 #CED996 #ADD996
triadic
#CED996 #96CED9 #D996CE
tetradic
#CED996 #96D9C3 #A196D9 #D996AD
square
#CED996 #96D9C3 #A196D9 #D996AD
split-complementary
#CED996 #96ADD9 #C396D9
monochromatic
#A1B441 #B9C969 #CED996 #E3E9C3 #F5F7E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.50
#CED996 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.99
#CED996 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CED996
13.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CED996 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CED996 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 13.99 | 13.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E2D291
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E1D399
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D5D2C8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ced996; /* rgb */ color: rgb(206, 217, 150); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.1% 0.088 115.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dde4b5',
500: '#ced996',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ced996; $custom-light: #dde4b5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ced996",
"rgb": {
"r": 206,
"g": 217,
"b": 150
},
"hsl": {
"h": 69.851,
"s": 46.853,
"l": 71.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86092,
"c": 0.08826,
"h": 115.9
},
"luminance": 0.6495
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CED996
secondary
#7063B0
accent
#2BBA43
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FCFCF8
border
#D5D5D1
text
#151511
muted
#848481