What color is #CED9A7?

#CED9A7 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color April Showers. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CED9A7?

The RGB value is 206, 217, 167: 206 red, 217 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CED9A7?

The complementary color is #B2A7D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CED9A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.11:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CED9A7 color

#CED9A7 rgb(206, 217, 167)

Shades of green

The hex color #CED9A7 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 85.1% green and 65.5% blue (206, 217, 167).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 40% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is April Showers (#DADEB5), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.11:1).

#CED9A7 color codes

HEX	`#CED9A7`
RGB	`rgb(206, 217, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 85.1%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 40%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 23%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 23%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.76, -12.07, 23.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.76, 26.38, 117.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.241, 65.538, 46.186)`
Decimal	`13556135`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CED9A7, 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 #CED9A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CED9A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.11:1	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 #CED9A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ced9a7; }
.text { color: #ced9a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ced9a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 217 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ced9a7, #b5d9a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #CED9A7?: #CED9A7 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color April Showers. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CED9A7?: The RGB value is 206, 217, 167: 206 red, 217 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CED9A7?: The complementary color is #B2A7D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CED9A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.11:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.