#cdec2f

Color #cdec2f

A vivid, highly saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Yellow Green #9acd32 · ΔE 18.61 Nearest Tailwind class lime-300 #bbf451 · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#cdec2f

RGB

rgb(205, 236, 47)

HSL

hsl(69.8, 83.3%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(69.8, 80.1%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.1%, 0%, 80.1%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(88.53, -32.18, 79.57)

LCH

lch(88.53, 85.83, 112.02)

OKLCH

oklch(89%, 0.1982, 119.2)

HWB

hwb(69.8, 18.4%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4e2fec

Analogous

#ecac2f

#cdec2f

#6fec2f

Triadic

#cdec2f

#2fcdec

#ec2fcd

Split-complementary

#cdec2f

#2f6fec

#ac2fec

Tetradic

#cdec2f

#2fec4e

#4e2fec

#ec2fcd

Square

#cdec2f

#2fecac

#4e2fec

#ec2f6f

Shades

Color #cdec2f mixed toward black.

#b8d814

#93ad10

#6e820c

#4a5608

#252b04

Tints

Color #cdec2f mixed toward white.

#d5ef52

#def274

#e6f697

#eef9ba

#f7fcdc

Tones

Color #cdec2f mixed toward gray.

#c3dc3f

#b8cd4f

#adbd5e

#a3ad6e

#989d7e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

15.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (15.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dbdb82 · ΔE 10.9

Deuteranopia

#d9d78e · ΔE 13.4

Tritanopia

#cfa6ac · ΔE 46.4

Achromatopsia

#dedede · ΔE 29.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #cdec2f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cdec2f]

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Beige #f5f5dc

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Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Frequently asked questions

#cdec2f (#cdec2f) is rgb(205, 236, 47) in RGB.

No, #cdec2f is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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