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#CEDB8A Color

#CEDB8A is rgb(206, 219, 138) in RGB, hsl(70, 53%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 0%, 37%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Spring Bud (#C9DC87), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.9. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CEDB8A
HEX#CEDB8A
RGBrgb(206, 219, 138)
HSLhsl(70, 53%, 70%)
HSVhsv(70, 37%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 0%, 37%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(86.3% 0.105 116.1)
LABlab(85.02% -13.79 38.28)
LCHlch(85.02% 40.69 109.81)

What #CEDB8A 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 #CEDB8A, 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 green in the library.

#CEDB8A Channel Values

How #CEDB8A 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 219 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 70° · S 53% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 70° · S 37% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 0% · Y 37% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.49:1 vs white · 14.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CEDB8A 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 text1.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CEDB8A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CEDB8A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #CEDB8A

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CEDB8A.

How #CEDB8A 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#CEDB8A
Protanopia#D9D98A
Protanomaly#D5DA8A
Deuteranopia#D7D78B
Deuteranomaly#D3D98A
Tritanopia#D6D3D3
Tritanomaly#D3D6BA
Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CEDB8A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cedb8a: #CEDB8A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CEDB8A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cedb8a': '#CEDB8A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.859, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_cedb8a">#CEDB8A</color>
SVG fillfill="#CEDB8A"

More Green Colors

#CEDB8A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CEDB8A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CEDB8A?

#CEDB8A is a light green — rgb(206, 219, 138) in RGB and hsl(70, 53%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Spring Bud (#C9DC87), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.9.

What is the RGB value of #CEDB8A?

#CEDB8A is rgb(206, 219, 138) — red 206, green 219, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CEDB8A?

#CEDB8A converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 0%, 37%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CEDB8A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CEDB8A scores 1.49:1 against white and 14.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CEDB8A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CEDB8A 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 khaki (#F0E68C) at a CIE76 distance of 11.99, which is visibly different.

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