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#CEE47C Color

#CEE47C is rgb(206, 228, 124) in RGB, hsl(73, 66%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 0%, 46%, 11%) 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 5.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CEE47C
HEX#CEE47C
RGBrgb(206, 228, 124)
HSLhsl(73, 66%, 69%)
HSVhsv(73, 46%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 0%, 46%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(88% 0.132 119)
LABlab(87.28% -19.06 47.82)
LCHlch(87.28% 51.48 111.73)

What #CEE47C 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 #CEE47C, 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.

#CEE47C Channel Values

How #CEE47C 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 228 · B 1248-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 73° · S 66% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 73° · S 46% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 0% · Y 46% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.4:1 vs white · 15.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CEE47C 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 text1.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CEE47C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CEE47C; 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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Tints & Shades of #CEE47C

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 #CEE47C.

How #CEE47C 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#CEE47C
Protanopia#E0E07C
Protanomaly#D9E27C
Deuteranopia#DDDD7D
Deuteranomaly#D7E07D
Tritanopia#D9DADA
Tritanomaly#D4DEBC
Achromatopsia#DADADA

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Using #CEE47C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cee47c: #CEE47C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CEE47C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cee47c': '#CEE47C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.894, blue: 0.486)
Android XML<color name="color_cee47c">#CEE47C</color>
SVG fillfill="#CEE47C"

More Green Colors

#CEE47C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CEE47C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CEE47C?

#CEE47C is a light green — rgb(206, 228, 124) in RGB and hsl(73, 66%, 69%) 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 5.58.

What is the RGB value of #CEE47C?

#CEE47C is rgb(206, 228, 124) — red 206, green 228, and blue 124 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CEE47C?

#CEE47C converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 0%, 46%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CEE47C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CEE47C scores 1.4:1 against white and 15.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CEE47C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CEE47C 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 14.17, which is visibly different.

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