What color is #CEDCB9?

#CEDCB9 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Morris Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEDCB9?

The RGB value is 206, 220, 185: 206 red, 220 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEDCB9?

The complementary color is #C7B9DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEDCB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.56:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEDCB9 color

#CEDCB9 rgb(206, 220, 185)

Shades of green

The hex color #CEDCB9 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 86.3% green and 72.5% blue (206, 220, 185).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 33% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Morris Leaf (#C2D3AF), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.56:1).

#CEDCB9 color codes

HEX	`#CEDCB9`
RGB	`rgb(206, 220, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 86.3%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 33%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 16%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 16%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.91, -10.83, 15.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.91, 19.02, 124.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.802, 67.811, 55.828)`
Decimal	`13556921`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEDCB9, 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 #CEDCB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEDCB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.56:1	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 #CEDCB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cedcb9; }
.text { color: #cedcb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cedcb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 220 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cedcb9, #bddcb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #CEDCB9?: #CEDCB9 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Morris Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEDCB9?: The RGB value is 206, 220, 185: 206 red, 220 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEDCB9?: The complementary color is #C7B9DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEDCB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.56:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.