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#CEEE1B Color

#CEEE1B is rgb(206, 238, 27) in RGB, hsl(69, 86%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 0%, 89%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dandelion (#DDF719), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.33. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CEEE1B
HEX#CEEE1B
RGBrgb(206, 238, 27)
HSLhsl(69, 86%, 52%)
HSVhsv(69, 89%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 0%, 89%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(89.5% 0.206 119.2)
LABlab(89.44% -27.60 83.00)
LCHlch(89.44% 87.47 108.40)

What #CEEE1B 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 #CEEE1B, 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.

#CEEE1B Channel Values

How #CEEE1B 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 238 · B 278-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 69° · S 86% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 69° · S 89% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 0% · Y 89% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.32:1 vs white · 15.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CEEE1B 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 text1.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CEEE1B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CEEE1B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CEEE1B; 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 #CEEE1B

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 #CEEE1B.

How #CEEE1B 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#CEEE1B
Protanopia#E9E91D
Protanomaly#DFEB1C
Deuteranopia#E4E424
Deuteranomaly#DCE821
Tritanopia#DDE0E0
Tritanomaly#D7E6B3
Achromatopsia#E0E0E0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CEEE1B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ceee1b: #CEEE1B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CEEE1B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ceee1b': '#CEEE1B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.933, blue: 0.106)
Android XML<color name="color_ceee1b">#CEEE1B</color>
SVG fillfill="#CEEE1B"

More Green Colors

#CEEE1B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CEEE1B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CEEE1B?

#CEEE1B is a mid-tone green — rgb(206, 238, 27) in RGB and hsl(69, 86%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dandelion (#DDF719), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.33.

What is the RGB value of #CEEE1B?

#CEEE1B is rgb(206, 238, 27) — red 206, green 238, and blue 27 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CEEE1B?

#CEEE1B converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 0%, 89%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CEEE1B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CEEE1B scores 1.32:1 against white and 15.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CEEE1B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CEEE1B 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 yellow (#FFFF00) at a CIE76 distance of 17.76, which is visibly different.

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