What color is #CED39D?

#CED39D is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Court-Bouillon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CED39D?

The RGB value is 206, 211, 157: 206 red, 211 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CED39D?

The complementary color is #A29DD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CED39D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.43:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CED39D color

#CED39D rgb(206, 211, 157)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #CED39D is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 82.7% green and 61.6% blue (206, 211, 157).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 38% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Court-Bouillon (#CECB97), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.43:1).

#CED39D color codes

HEX	`#CED39D`
RGB	`rgb(206, 211, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 82.7%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 38%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 26%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 26%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.99, -10.45, 26.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.99, 28.25, 111.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.833, 62.145, 40.998)`
Decimal	`13554589`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CED39D, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #CED39D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CED39D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #CED39D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ced39d; }
.text { color: #ced39d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ced39d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 211 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ced39d, #b3d39d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #CED39D?: #CED39D is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Court-Bouillon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CED39D?: The RGB value is 206, 211, 157: 206 red, 211 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CED39D?: The complementary color is #A29DD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CED39D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.43:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.