#CEDF9F Color

#CEDF9F is rgb(206, 223, 159) in RGB, hsl(76, 50%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 0%, 29%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Goldenrod (#EEE8AA), visibly different at ΔE 10.32. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CEDF9F

HEX#CEDF9F

RGBrgb(206, 223, 159)

HSLhsl(76, 50%, 75%)

HSVhsv(76, 29%, 87%)

CMYKcmyk(8%, 0%, 29%, 13%)

OKLCHoklch(87.5% 0.086 120.3)

LABlab(86.37% -13.70 29.48)

LCHlch(86.37% 32.50 114.93)

What #CEDF9F 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 #CEDF9F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AAΔE 10.32 Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 10.49 Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 11.63 Pale Spring Bud#ECEBBDΔE 12.5 Medium Champagne#F3E5ABΔE 13.18 Very Pale Yellow#FFFFBFΔE 14.12

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

#CEDF9F Channel Values

How #CEDF9F 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 223 · B 159	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 76° · S 50% · L 75%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 76° · S 29% · V 87%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 8% · M 0% · Y 29% · K 13%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.43:1 vs white · 14.68:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CEDF9F 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 text1.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text14.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CEDF9F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CEDF9F; 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 #CEDF9F

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 #CEDF9F.

How #CEDF9F 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#CEDF9F

Protanopia#DCDC9F

Protanomaly#D7DD9F

Deuteranopia#DADAA0

Deuteranomaly#D5DC9F

Tritanopia#D5D8D8

Tritanomaly#D2DBC4

Achromatopsia#D8D8D8

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Using #CEDF9F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cedf9f: #CEDF9F;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CEDF9F;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cedf9f': '#CEDF9F' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.875, blue: 0.624)

Android XML<color name="color_cedf9f">#CEDF9F</color>

SVG fillfill="#CEDF9F"

More Green Colors

#CEDF9F 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

#CEDF9F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CEDF9F?

#CEDF9F is a light green — rgb(206, 223, 159) in RGB and hsl(76, 50%, 75%) 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 10.32.

What is the RGB value of #CEDF9F?

#CEDF9F is rgb(206, 223, 159) — red 206, green 223, and blue 159 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CEDF9F?

#CEDF9F converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 0%, 29%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CEDF9F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CEDF9F scores 1.43:1 against white and 14.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CEDF9F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CEDF9F 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 10.32, which is visibly different.

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