HEX atlas value

#CDE199

#CDE199 is a cool green HEX color close to Travertine. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 205, 225, 153, HSL 77, 55%, 74%, has luminance 0.6913, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#CDE199 Sample readable text

HEX #CDE199

RGB rgb(205, 225, 153)

HSL hsl(77 55% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(9, 0, 32, 12)

Luminance 0.6913

Contrast Black 14.83:1White 1.42:1

CSS

--color-cde199: #CDE199;
.background-cde199 { background-color: #CDE199; }
.text-cde199 { color: #CDE199; }

Luminance0.6913

Black text14.83:1AA Pass

White text1.42:1AA 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":"#CDE199","rgb":[205,225,153],"hsl":[77,55,74],"cmyk":[9,0,32,12],"luminance":0.6913,"contrast":{"black":14.83,"white":1.42}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.83,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.42,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EFF6DF","hex":"#EFF6DF","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.92,"contrastWhite":1.11,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.76,"contrastWhite":1.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D3F08A","hex":"#D3F08A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.6,"contrastWhite":1.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.4,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.14,"contrastWhite":1.48,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Travertine adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/cde199.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/travertine.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mica.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/khaki.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#AD98E1","analogous":["#E1D198","#A8E198"],"triadic":["#98CDE1","#E198CD"],"tetradic":["#98E1D1","#AD98E1","#E198A8"],"splitComplementary":["#98A8E1","#D198E1"],"monochromatic":["#EFF6DF","#CDE199","#AACD51"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EFF6DF","dark":"#AACD51","saturated":"#D3F08A","desaturated":"#C6D3A7","pastel":"#FDFDFB","neon":"#E5FFA3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"travertine","name":"Travertine","hex":"#D6C1A3","distance":34.713109915419565},{"slug":"mica","name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","distance":36.41428291206625},{"slug":"khaki","name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","distance":37.66961640367472},{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":37.77565353504821},{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":39.66106403010388}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CDE199

#CDE199 is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #CDE199 is visually closest to Travertine, a named orange color with HEX #D6C1A3.

The RGB channels are 205, 225, and 153, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 77deg with 55% saturation and 74% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, light 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 botanical and wellness palettes. Its luminance is 0.6913, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 34.71, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.83:1AA Pass

White text1.42:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CDE199 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.83:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.42:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EFF6DF#000000 text · best 18.92:1#EFF6DF

Pale Goldenrod#000000 text · best 16.76:1#EEE8AA

#D3F08A#000000 text · best 16.6:1#D3F08A

Khaki#000000 text · best 16.4:1#F0E68C

Celadon#000000 text · best 14.14:1#ACE1AF

Generated Palette

#CDE199#CDE199

#AD98E1#AD98E1

#E1D198#E1D198

#A8E198#A8E198

#EFF6DF#EFF6DF

#AACD51#AACD51

Color Harmonies

#AD98E1#AD98E1

#E1D198#E1D198

#A8E198#A8E198

#98CDE1#98CDE1

#E198CD#E198CD

Variants

#EFF6DF#EFF6DF

#AACD51#AACD51

#D3F08A#D3F08A

#C6D3A7#C6D3A7

#FDFDFB#FDFDFB

#E5FFA3#E5FFA3

Nearest Named Colors

Travertine#D6C1A3

Mica#D8C7B0

Khaki#F0E68C

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Celadon#ACE1AF

#CDE199

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CDE199

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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