HEX Color #CCE2BD (Lightgoldenrodyellow)

About #CCE2BD

The precise color #CCE2BD is an excellent choice for modern design projects. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Lightgoldenrodyellow. In the RGB color space, it consists of 204 red, 226 green, and 189 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 10% cyan and 0% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 95.7° hue, 38.9% saturation, and 81.4% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a very light 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#CCE2BD

RGB204, 226, 189

HSL95.7°, 38.9%, 81.4%

CMYK10%, 0%, 16%, 11%

HSV95.7°, 16.4%, 88.6%

LAB87.4, -13.9, 15.7

XYZ61.3, 70.9, 58.6

Decimal13427389

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#CCE2BD #D2BDE2

Analogous

#DEE2BD #BDE2C0

Triadic

#BDCBE2 #E2BDCB

Tetradic

#BDDEE2 #D2BDE2 #E2C0BD

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#CCE2BD

#D1E5C4

#D7E8CB

#DDEBD3

#E2EEDA

#E8F2E1

#EEF5E9

#F3F8F0

#F9FBF7

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#CCE2BD

#B5C8A8

#9EAF93

#88967E

#717D69

#5A6454

#444B3F

#2D322A

#161915

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.38:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

15.18:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.32:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

12.91:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #CCE2BD; }

.text-color { color: #CCE2BD; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #CCE2BD; }

Similar Colors

Lightgoldenrodyellow

#FAFAD2