HEX atlas value

#CED11A

#CED11A is a warm yellow HEX color close to Citrine. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 206, 209, 26, HSL 61, 78%, 46%, has luminance 0.588, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#CED11A Sample readable text

HEX #CED11A

RGB rgb(206, 209, 26)

HSL hsl(61 78% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(1, 0, 88, 18)

Luminance 0.588

Contrast Black 12.76:1White 1.65:1

CSS

--color-ced11a: #CED11A;
.background-ced11a { background-color: #CED11A; }
.text-ced11a { color: #CED11A; }

Luminance0.588

Black text12.76:1AA Pass

White text1.65:1AA 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":"#CED11A","rgb":[206,209,26],"hsl":[61,78,46],"cmyk":[1,0,88,18],"luminance":0.588,"contrast":{"black":12.76,"white":1.65}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.76,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.65,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E8EB5C","hex":"#E8EB5C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.47,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E7EB00","hex":"#E7EB00","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.28,"contrastWhite":1.29,"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"]},{"name":"Safety Yellow","hex":"#EED202","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.85,"contrastWhite":1.52,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Citrine","hex":"#E4D00A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.33,"contrastWhite":1.58,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Citrine 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/ced11a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/citrine.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pear.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peridot.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#1D1AD1","analogous":["#D1781A","#72D11A"],"triadic":["#1ACED1","#D11ACE"],"tetradic":["#1AD178","#1D1AD1","#D11A72"],"splitComplementary":["#1A72D1","#781AD1"],"monochromatic":["#E8EB5C","#CED11A","#7D7F10"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E8EB5C","dark":"#7D7F10","saturated":"#E7EB00","desaturated":"#B5B734","pastel":"#E2E486","neon":"#FBFF14"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"citrine","name":"Citrine","hex":"#E4D00A","distance":27.2213151776324},{"slug":"pear","name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","distance":28.75760768909681},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":30.740852297878796},{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":34.9857113690718},{"slug":"safety-yellow","name":"Safety Yellow","hex":"#EED202","distance":40.01249804748511}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CED11A

#CED11A is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #CED11A is visually closest to Citrine, a named yellow color with HEX #E4D00A.

The RGB channels are 206, 209, and 26, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 61deg with 78% saturation and 46% 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 0.588, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 27.22, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.76:1AA Pass

White text1.65:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CED11A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.76:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.65:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E8EB5C#000000 text · best 16.47:1#E8EB5C

#E7EB00#000000 text · best 16.28:1#E7EB00

Pear#000000 text · best 14.63:1#D1E231

Safety Yellow#000000 text · best 13.85:1#EED202

Citrine#000000 text · best 13.33:1#E4D00A

Generated Palette

#CED11A#CED11A

#1D1AD1#1D1AD1

#D1781A#D1781A

#72D11A#72D11A

#E8EB5C#E8EB5C

#7D7F10#7D7F10

Color Harmonies

#1D1AD1#1D1AD1

#D1781A#D1781A

#72D11A#72D11A

#1ACED1#1ACED1

#D11ACE#D11ACE

Variants

#E8EB5C#E8EB5C

#7D7F10#7D7F10

#E7EB00#E7EB00

#B5B734#B5B734

#E2E486#E2E486

#FBFF14#FBFF14

Nearest Named Colors

Citrine#E4D00A

Pear#D1E231

Peridot#B4C424

Acid Green#B0BF1A

Safety Yellow#EED202

#CED11A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CED11A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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