#CEDE7C Color

#CEDE7C is rgb(206, 222, 124) in RGB, hsl(70, 60%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 0%, 44%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yellow-green (Crayola) (#C5E384), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.98. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CEDE7C

HEX#CEDE7C

RGBrgb(206, 222, 124)

HSLhsl(70, 60%, 68%)

HSVhsv(70, 44%, 87%)

CMYKcmyk(7%, 0%, 44%, 13%)

OKLCHoklch(86.7% 0.124 116.7)

LABlab(85.67% -16.32 45.89)

LCHlch(85.67% 48.71 109.57)

What #CEDE7C 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 #CEDE7C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 5.98 Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 6.45 Key Lime#E8F48CΔE 8.44 Mindaro#E3F988ΔE 10.91 Middle Green Yellow#ACBF60ΔE 11.4 Booger Buster#DDE26AΔE 11.58

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

#CEDE7C Channel Values

How #CEDE7C breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 206 · G 222 · B 124	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 70° · S 60% · L 68%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 70° · S 44% · V 87%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 7% · M 0% · Y 44% · K 13%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.46:1 vs white · 14.36:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CEDE7C 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 text1.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text14.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CEDE7C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CEDE7C; 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

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Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #CEDE7C

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

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How #CEDE7C 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#CEDE7C

Protanopia#DBDB7C

Protanomaly#D6DC7C

Deuteranopia#D9D97D

Deuteranomaly#D5DB7D

Tritanopia#D8D5D5

Tritanomaly#D4D9B8

Achromatopsia#D5D5D5

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Using #CEDE7C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cede7c: #CEDE7C;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CEDE7C;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cede7c': '#CEDE7C' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.871, blue: 0.486)

Android XML<color name="color_cede7c">#CEDE7C</color>

SVG fillfill="#CEDE7C"

More Green Colors

#CEDE7C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200 fdfff5 001f00 f7fee7 002400 f7fbf5 002c22 f5fffa 002e00 f5fff5 003300 f0fff0 008000 00db87 0d542b 20483f 33cc66 46c399 5ea500 728639 91e0b7 a3f5d8 bcd7bc d1ffed

#CEDE7C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CEDE7C?

#CEDE7C is a light green — rgb(206, 222, 124) in RGB and hsl(70, 60%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yellow-green (Crayola) (#C5E384), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.98.

What is the RGB value of #CEDE7C?

#CEDE7C is rgb(206, 222, 124) — red 206, green 222, and blue 124 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CEDE7C?

#CEDE7C converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 0%, 44%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CEDE7C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CEDE7C scores 1.46:1 against white and 14.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CEDE7C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CEDE7C 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 11.85, which is visibly different.

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