Recognised as Colour
#CEDA5E
- #CEDA5E
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Khaki
#CEDA5E is a yellow with RGB values 206, 218, 94 and HSL 66°, 63%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.
Colour values
#CEDA5E#CEDA5E
HEX#CEDA5E
RGBrgb(206, 218, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.8549, 0.3686
RGB percentages80.8%, 85.5%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(65.8, 62.6%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(65.8, 56.9%, 85.5%)
CMYK5.5%, 0%, 56.9%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,556,318
CSS custom property--colour: #CEDA5E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.64073WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.81:1
Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#3125A1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6A5EDA
Analogous#DAA85E, #90DA5E
Triadic#5ECEDA, #DA5ECE
Split complementary#5E90DA, #A85EDA
Tetradic#5EDAA8, #6A5EDA, #DA5E90
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R206
G218
B94
Red206 (80.8%)
Green218 (85.5%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue65.81°
Saturation (HSL)62.63%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR CE · G DA · B 5E
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