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#cceb62

a light, electric green · warm · closest name: Green Yellow

RGB
204, 235, 98
HSL
74°, 77%, 65%
CMYK
13, 0, 58, 8
Luminance
0.7314

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #cceb62 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#cceb62
Hue
74°
green
Saturation
77%
electric
Lightness
65%
light
Brightness
92%
HSV value
Perceived
84%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.7314
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
36/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
15.63:1
Closest name
Green Yellow
ΔE2000 7.9
Where it sits
Hue74° of 360°
Saturation77%
Lightness65%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool36% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#cceb62
RGBrgb(204, 235, 98)
HSLhsl(74, 77%, 65%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 0%, 58%, 8%)
LABlab(88.5 -29.3 61.6)
LCHlch(88.5 68.3 115.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.891 0.166 120.6)
Decimal13429602
Display P3color(display-p3 0.800 0.922 0.384)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #cceb62;
background-color: #cceb62;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#cceb62] bg-[#cceb62]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #cceb62;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.800, green: 0.922, blue: 0.384)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#cceb62")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFCCEB62)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(98, 235, 204)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #cceb62 · 15.63:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.34:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 15.63:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #cceb62 as text scores 1.34:1 on white and 15.63:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#cceb62 on white: 1.34:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#cceb62 on black: 15.63:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #F8DF53
deuteranopia · #F5DE6B
tritanopia · #D6E0CE

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #cceb62 is pinned to step 400; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FAFCF3
#F5F9E6
#EAF4C7
#DFF29B
#cceb62
#BEE638
#AED91C
#91B517
#749112
#556912
#35410B
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #FAFCF3Darkest = 950 · #35410B
:root {
  --brand-50: #FAFCF3;
  --brand-100: #F5F9E6;
  --brand-200: #EAF4C7;
  --brand-300: #DFF29B;
  --brand-400: #cceb62;
  --brand-500: #BEE638;
  --brand-600: #AED91C;
  --brand-700: #91B517;
  --brand-800: #749112;
  --brand-900: #556912;
  --brand-950: #35410B;
  --brand: #cceb62;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #cceb62

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F9FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#E2EDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#899B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#5E62EF
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#5B710E
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F8FCE8
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#212414
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #cceb62

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#8162EB
Analogous left#EBC662
Analogous right#87EB62
Split-complement 1#6287EB
Split-complement 2#C662EB
Triadic 1#62CCEB
Triadic 2#EB62CC
Tetradic#62EBC6

RGB percentages

Red80.0%
Green92.2%
Blue38.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan13.2%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow58.3%
Key (black)7.8%

Color previews

#cceb62 text on a black background

contrast 15.63:1

Card sample

#cceb62 text on a white background

contrast 1.34:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #cceb62;
Background color
Panel with #cceb62 background
background-color: #cceb62;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #cceb62;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(204, 235, 98, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(204, 235, 98, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #cceb62;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cceb62, #71EB62);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #cceb62

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#cceb62 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#cceb62, answered

What color is #cceb62?

#cceb62 is a light electric green, closest to Green Yellow (ΔE2000 7.9). It sits at 74° on the hue wheel with 77% saturation and 65% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #cceb62?

rgb(204, 235, 98) — 204 red, 235 green and 98 blue out of 255, or 80% / 92.2% / 38.4% by channel.

Is #cceb62 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.7314 and perceived brightness is 84%, so black text on it reaches 15.63:1.

Should I use black or white text on #cceb62?

Black. It scores 15.63:1 against #cceb62, versus 1.34:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #cceb62?

#8162EB sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #6287EB and #C662EB, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #cceb62?

For interface work: #F9FAF4 as the surface, #E2EDC0 for borders, #899B4B for secondary text, #5E62EF as an accent and #5B710E for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #EBC662 and #87EB62 stays calm, while #8162EB is the loudest partner.

What is #cceb62 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(13%, 0%, 58%, 8%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #cceb62 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 36 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #EBD862; nudged cooler, #99ED60.

Work with #cceb62 in the Color Lab