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#CEDB95 Color

#CEDB95 is rgb(206, 219, 149) in RGB, hsl(71, 49%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 0%, 32%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Spring Bud (#C9DC87), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.47. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CEDB95
HEX#CEDB95
RGBrgb(206, 219, 149)
HSLhsl(71, 49%, 72%)
HSVhsv(71, 32%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 0%, 32%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(86.5% 0.092 116.9)
LABlab(85.17% -12.80 32.96)
LCHlch(85.17% 35.36 111.23)

What #CEDB95 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 #CEDB95, 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.

#CEDB95 Channel Values

How #CEDB95 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 1498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 71° · S 49% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 71° · S 32% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 0% · Y 32% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.48:1 vs white · 14.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CEDB95 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 text1.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CEDB95 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CEDB95

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CEDB95; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #CEDB95

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 #CEDB95.

How #CEDB95 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#CEDB95
Protanopia#D9D995
Protanomaly#D5DA95
Deuteranopia#D7D796
Deuteranomaly#D3D995
Tritanopia#D6D4D4
Tritanomaly#D3D7BE
Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CEDB95 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cedb95: #CEDB95;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CEDB95;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cedb95': '#CEDB95' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.859, blue: 0.584)
Android XML<color name="color_cedb95">#CEDB95</color>
SVG fillfill="#CEDB95"

More Green Colors

#CEDB95 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CEDB95 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CEDB95?

#CEDB95 is a light green — rgb(206, 219, 149) in RGB and hsl(71, 49%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Spring Bud (#C9DC87), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.47.

What is the RGB value of #CEDB95?

#CEDB95 is rgb(206, 219, 149) — red 206, green 219, and blue 149 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CEDB95?

#CEDB95 converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 0%, 32%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CEDB95 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CEDB95 scores 1.48:1 against white and 14.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CEDB95 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CEDB95 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 10.3, which is visibly different.

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