#CCE249

A medium, vivid yellow closely aligning with Yellowgreen.

About #CCE249

Visually, #CCE249 is defined as a vivid yellow. Designers often compare it to the standard color Yellowgreen. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 204, 226, and 73.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 10% cyan and 0% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 68.6 degrees, it sits comfortably in the yellow spectrum.

From a UX and accessibility standpoint, contrast is paramount. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#CCE249
RGB204, 226, 73
HSL68.6°, 72.5%, 58.6%
CMYK10%, 0%, 68%, 11%
HSV68.6°, 67.7%, 88.6%
LAB85.9, -26.7, 68.9
XYZ53.3, 67.7, 16.6
Decimal13427273

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.44:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
14.54:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.38:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
12.36:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #CCE249; }
.text-color { color: #CCE249; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #CCE249; }

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