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#CEE02E Color

#CEE02E is rgb(206, 224, 46) in RGB, hsl(66, 74%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 0%, 79%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pear (#D1E231), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CEE02E
HEX#CEE02E
RGBrgb(206, 224, 46)
HSLhsl(66, 74%, 53%)
HSVhsv(66, 79%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 0%, 79%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(86.4% 0.186 115.7)
LABlab(85.67% -21.06 76.17)
LCHlch(85.67% 79.03 105.45)

What #CEE02E 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 #CEE02E, 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.

#CEE02E Channel Values

How #CEE02E 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 224 · B 468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 66° · S 74% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 66° · S 79% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 0% · Y 79% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.47:1 vs white · 14.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CEE02E 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 text1.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CEE02E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CEE02E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CEE02E; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CEE02E

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 #CEE02E.

How #CEE02E 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#CEE02E
Protanopia#DDDD2F
Protanomaly#D7DE2E
Deuteranopia#DADA31
Deuteranomaly#D5DD30
Tritanopia#DBD3D3
Tritanomaly#D6D9AA
Achromatopsia#D5D5D5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CEE02E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cee02e: #CEE02E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CEE02E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cee02e': '#CEE02E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.878, blue: 0.180)
Android XML<color name="color_cee02e">#CEE02E</color>
SVG fillfill="#CEE02E"

More Green Colors

#CEE02E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CEE02E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CEE02E?

#CEE02E is a mid-tone green — rgb(206, 224, 46) in RGB and hsl(66, 74%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pear (#D1E231), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.87.

What is the RGB value of #CEE02E?

#CEE02E is rgb(206, 224, 46) — red 206, green 224, and blue 46 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CEE02E?

#CEE02E converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 0%, 79%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CEE02E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CEE02E scores 1.47:1 against white and 14.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CEE02E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CEE02E 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 18.31, which is visibly different.

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