HEX atlas value

#CDDE5E

#CDDE5E is a warm yellow HEX color close to Straw. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 205, 222, 94, HSL 68, 66%, 62%, has luminance 0.6603, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#CDDE5E Sample readable text

HEX #CDDE5E

RGB rgb(205, 222, 94)

HSL hsl(68 66% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(8, 0, 58, 13)

Luminance 0.6603

Contrast Black 14.21:1White 1.48:1

CSS

--color-cdde5e: #CDDE5E;
.background-cdde5e { background-color: #CDDE5E; }
.text-cdde5e { color: #CDDE5E; }

Luminance0.6603

Black text14.21:1AA Pass

White text1.48:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#CDDE5E","rgb":[205,222,94],"hsl":[68,66,62],"cmyk":[8,0,58,13],"luminance":0.6603,"contrast":{"black":14.21,"white":1.48}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.21,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.48,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E5EEAA","hex":"#E5EEAA","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.14,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#DDF349","hex":"#DDF349","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.99,"contrastWhite":1.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.25,"contrastWhite":1.38,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.45,"contrastWhite":1.45,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#8DDE5E","hex":"#8DDE5E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.74,"contrastWhite":1.65,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Straw adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/cdde5e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/straw.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/champagne-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-khaki.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#6F5EDE","analogous":["#DEAF5E","#8DDE5E"],"triadic":["#5ECDDE","#DE5ECD"],"tetradic":["#5EDEAF","#6F5EDE","#DE5E8D"],"splitComplementary":["#5E8DDE","#AF5EDE"],"monochromatic":["#E5EEAA","#CDDE5E","#A7BA26"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E5EEAA","dark":"#A7BA26","saturated":"#DDF349","desaturated":"#BDC973","pastel":"#EAEFCD","neon":"#EBFF66"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":29.03446228191595},{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":42.555845661906424},{"slug":"dark-khaki","name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","distance":44.11349000022555},{"slug":"bamboo","name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","distance":44.41846462902562},{"slug":"naples-yellow","name":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","distance":45.17742799230607}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CDDE5E

#CDDE5E is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #CDDE5E is visually closest to Straw, a named yellow color with HEX #E4D96F.

The RGB channels are 205, 222, and 94, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 68deg with 66% saturation and 62% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and highlight and warning systems. Its luminance is 0.6603, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 29.03, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.21:1AA Pass

White text1.48:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CDDE5E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.21:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.48:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E5EEAA#000000 text · best 17.14:1#E5EEAA

#DDF349#000000 text · best 16.99:1#DDF349

Naples Yellow#000000 text · best 15.25:1#FADA5E

Straw#000000 text · best 14.45:1#E4D96F

#8DDE5E#000000 text · best 12.74:1#8DDE5E

Generated Palette

#CDDE5E#CDDE5E

#6F5EDE#6F5EDE

#DEAF5E#DEAF5E

#8DDE5E#8DDE5E

#E5EEAA#E5EEAA

#A7BA26#A7BA26

Color Harmonies

#6F5EDE#6F5EDE

#DEAF5E#DEAF5E

#8DDE5E#8DDE5E

#5ECDDE#5ECDDE

#DE5ECD#DE5ECD

Variants

#E5EEAA#E5EEAA

#A7BA26#A7BA26

#DDF349#DDF349

#BDC973#BDC973

#EAEFCD#EAEFCD

#EBFF66#EBFF66

Nearest Named Colors

Straw#E4D96F

Champagne Gold#D6B971

Dark Khaki#BDB76B

Bamboo#C7B56E

Naples Yellow#FADA5E

#CDDE5E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CDDE5E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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