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#CED09A Color

#CED09A is rgb(206, 208, 154) in RGB, hsl(62, 36%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(1%, 0%, 26%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Goldenrod (#EEE8AA), visibly different at ΔE 10.29. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CED09A
HEX#CED09A
RGBrgb(206, 208, 154)
HSLhsl(62, 36%, 71%)
HSVhsv(62, 26%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(1%, 0%, 26%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(84.3% 0.071 109.6)
LABlab(82.33% -7.10 26.69)
LCHlch(82.33% 27.62 104.90)

What #CED09A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #CED09A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#CED09A Channel Values

How #CED09A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 206 · G 208 · B 1548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 62° · S 36% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 62° · S 26% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 1% · M 0% · Y 26% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.6:1 vs white · 13.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CED09A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CED09A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CED09A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #CED09A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #CED09A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CED09A
Protanopia#D0D09A
Protanomaly#CFD09A
Deuteranopia#CFCF9A
Deuteranomaly#CFD09A
Tritanopia#D4CACA
Tritanomaly#D1CDB9
Achromatopsia#CCCCCC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CED09A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ced09a: #CED09A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CED09A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ced09a': '#CED09A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.816, blue: 0.604)
Android XML<color name="color_ced09a">#CED09A</color>
SVG fillfill="#CED09A"

More Yellow Colors

#CED09A sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CED09A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CED09A?

#CED09A is a light yellow — rgb(206, 208, 154) in RGB and hsl(62, 36%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#EEE8AA), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.29.

What is the RGB value of #CED09A?

#CED09A is rgb(206, 208, 154) — red 206, green 208, and blue 154 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CED09A?

#CED09A converts to approximately cmyk(1%, 0%, 26%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CED09A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CED09A scores 1.6:1 against white and 13.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CED09A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CED09A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) at a CIE76 distance of 10.29, which is visibly different.

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