Palettes / Colors / #CED45E
#CED45E — Yellow
#CED45E is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: darkkhaki (#BDB76B) — not an exact match. CSS darkkhaki gives you #BDB76B, a different color; use #CED45E when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#CED45E is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.
Its strongest partner is its complement #645ED4; it also sits naturally between #D49F5E and #93D45E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CED45E |
|---|---|
| RGB | 206, 212, 94 |
| HSL | 63°, 58%, 60% |
| HSV | 63°, 56%, 83% |
| CMYK | 3%, 0%, 56%, 17% |
| XYZ | 51.02, 61.02, 19.68 |
| Yxy | 61.02, 0.3873, 0.4633 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.39, -17.74, 56.56 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.11, -16.20, 36.86 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 83% · Blue 37%
Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 56% · Key 17%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CED45E
.text { color: #CED45E; }
.background { background-color: #CED45E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CED45E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 212, 94); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(63, 58%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CED45E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 212, 94, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CED45E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 212, 94, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CED45E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CED45E">Div content here</div>
Shades of #CED45E
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Tones of #CED45E
Color harmonies
Complementary — #645ED4:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.59:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.20:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CED45E: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CED45E
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #CED45E: ·
How #CED45E looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #CED45E rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #CED45E?
#CED45E is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 206, 212, 94). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CED45E?
#CED45E is RGB 206, 212, 94 — HSL 63°, 58%, 60% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 56%, 17%.
What colors go with #CED45E?
Its complement is #645ED4; analogous partners are #D49F5E and #93D45E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CED45E for text?
Black text on #CED45E has a contrast ratio of 13.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.