Palettes / Colors / #CEEA2E

#CEEA2E — Vivid Yellow

#CEEA2E is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color GreenYellow (#ADFF2F). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: greenyellow (#ADFF2F) — not an exact match. CSS greenyellow gives you #ADFF2F, a different color; use #CEEA2E 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.

#CEEA2E is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #4A2EEA; it also sits naturally between #EAA82E and #70EA2E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 92% · Blue 18%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 80% · Key 8%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #CEEA2E

.text { color: #CEEA2E; }
.background { background-color: #CEEA2E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEEA2E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 234, 46); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(69, 82%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEEA2E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 234, 46, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEEA2E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 234, 46, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CEEA2E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CEEA2E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4A2EEA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CEEA2E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEEA2E

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:

How #CEEA2E 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 #CEEA2E rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CEEA2D  ·  #CEEA2F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CEEA2E?

#CEEA2E is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 206, 234, 46). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEEA2E?

#CEEA2E is RGB 206, 234, 46 — HSL 69°, 82%, 55% — CMYK 12%, 0%, 80%, 8%.

What colors go with #CEEA2E?

Its complement is #4A2EEA; analogous partners are #EAA82E and #70EA2E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEEA2E for text?

Black text on #CEEA2E has a contrast ratio of 15.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.