What color is #CEEE9D?

#CEEE9D is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Creamy Avocado. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEEE9D?

The RGB value is 206, 238, 157: 206 red, 238 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEEE9D?

The complementary color is #BD9DEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEEE9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.34:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEEE9D color

#CEEE9D rgb(206, 238, 157)

Shades of green

The hex color #CEEE9D is a light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 93.3% green and 61.6% blue (206, 238, 157).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 70% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Creamy Avocado (#D8F19C), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.34:1).

#CEEE9D color codes

HEX	`#CEEE9D`
RGB	`rgb(206, 238, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 93.3%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 70%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 34%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 34%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.19, -23.8, 35.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.19, 43.04, 123.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.113, 76.705, 43.425)`
Decimal	`13561501`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEEE9D, 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 #CEEE9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEEE9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.34:1	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 #CEEE9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ceee9d; }
.text { color: #ceee9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ceee9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 238 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ceee9d, #a6ee9d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #CEEE9D?: #CEEE9D is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Creamy Avocado. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEEE9D?: The RGB value is 206, 238, 157: 206 red, 238 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEEE9D?: The complementary color is #BD9DEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEEE9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.34:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.