What color is #CEDCA4?

#CEDCA4 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Mermaid Tears. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEDCA4?

The RGB value is 206, 220, 164: 206 red, 220 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEDCA4?

The complementary color is #B2A4DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEDCA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.4:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEDCA4 color

#CEDCA4 rgb(206, 220, 164)

Shades of green

The hex color #CEDCA4 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 86.3% green and 64.3% blue (206, 220, 164).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 44% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Mermaid Tears (#D9E6A6), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.4:1).

#CEDCA4 color codes

HEX	`#CEDCA4`
RGB	`rgb(206, 220, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 86.3%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 44%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 25%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 25%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.5, -14.01, 26.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.5, 29.55, 118.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.747, 66.989, 45.003)`
Decimal	`13556900`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEDCA4, 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 #CEDCA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEDCA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.4:1	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 #CEDCA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cedca4; }
.text { color: #cedca4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cedca4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 220 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cedca4, #b2dca4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #CEDCA4?: #CEDCA4 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Mermaid Tears. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEDCA4?: The RGB value is 206, 220, 164: 206 red, 220 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEDCA4?: The complementary color is #B2A4DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEDCA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.4:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.