HEX atlas value

#CDE52E

#CDE52E is a warm yellow HEX color close to Pear. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 205, 229, 46, HSL 68, 78%, 54%, has luminance 0.6922, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#CDE52E Sample readable text

HEX #CDE52E

RGB rgb(205, 229, 46)

HSL hsl(68 78% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(10, 0, 80, 10)

Luminance 0.6922

Contrast Black 14.84:1White 1.41:1

CSS

--color-cde52e: #CDE52E;
.background-cde52e { background-color: #CDE52E; }
.text-cde52e { color: #CDE52E; }

Luminance0.6922

Black text14.84:1AA Pass

White text1.41:1AA 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":"#CDE52E","rgb":[205,229,46],"hsl":[68,78,54],"cmyk":[10,0,80,10],"luminance":0.6922,"contrast":{"black":14.84,"white":1.41}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.84,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.41,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E0FF14","hex":"#E0FF14","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.48,"contrastWhite":1.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Green Yellow","hex":"#ADFF2F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.12,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E0EF80","hex":"#E0EF80","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.83,"contrastWhite":1.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Dandelion","hex":"#F0E130","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.52,"contrastWhite":1.35,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.63,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Pear adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/cde52e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pear.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dandelion.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/green-yellow.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#472EE5","analogous":["#E5A22E","#71E52E"],"triadic":["#2ECDE5","#E52ECD"],"tetradic":["#2EE5A2","#472EE5","#E52E71"],"splitComplementary":["#2E71E5","#A22EE5"],"monochromatic":["#E0EF80","#CDE52E","#90A314"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E0EF80","dark":"#90A314","saturated":"#E0FF14","desaturated":"#BACB48","pastel":"#E2EBA8","neon":"#E5FF3D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pear","name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","distance":5.830951894845301},{"slug":"dandelion","name":"Dandelion","hex":"#F0E130","distance":35.2845575287547},{"slug":"green-yellow","name":"Green Yellow","hex":"#ADFF2F","distance":41.24318125460256},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":42.59107887809371},{"slug":"citrine","name":"Citrine","hex":"#E4D00A","distance":47.60252094164762}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CDE52E

#CDE52E is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #CDE52E is visually closest to Pear, a named yellow color with HEX #D1E231.

The RGB channels are 205, 229, and 46, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 68deg with 78% saturation and 54% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-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 high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.6922, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 5.83, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.84:1AA Pass

White text1.41:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CDE52E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.84:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.41:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E0FF14#000000 text · best 18.48:1#E0FF14

Green Yellow#000000 text · best 17.12:1#ADFF2F

#E0EF80#000000 text · best 16.83:1#E0EF80

Dandelion#000000 text · best 15.52:1#F0E130

Pear#000000 text · best 14.63:1#D1E231

Generated Palette

#CDE52E#CDE52E

#472EE5#472EE5

#E5A22E#E5A22E

#71E52E#71E52E

#E0EF80#E0EF80

#90A314#90A314

Color Harmonies

#472EE5#472EE5

#E5A22E#E5A22E

#71E52E#71E52E

#2ECDE5#2ECDE5

#E52ECD#E52ECD

Variants

#E0EF80#E0EF80

#90A314#90A314

#E0FF14#E0FF14

#BACB48#BACB48

#E2EBA8#E2EBA8

#E5FF3D#E5FF3D

Nearest Named Colors

Pear#D1E231

Dandelion#F0E130

Green Yellow#ADFF2F

Peridot#B4C424

Citrine#E4D00A

#CDE52E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CDE52E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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