HEX atlas value

#CED27F

#CED27F is a warm yellow HEX color close to Straw. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 206, 210, 127, HSL 63, 48%, 66%, has luminance 0.6075, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#CED27F Sample readable text

HEX #CED27F

RGB rgb(206, 210, 127)

HSL hsl(63 48% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(2, 0, 40, 18)

Luminance 0.6075

Contrast Black 13.15:1White 1.6:1

CSS

--color-ced27f: #CED27F;
.background-ced27f { background-color: #CED27F; }
.text-ced27f { color: #CED27F; }

Luminance0.6075

Black text13.15:1AA Pass

White text1.6:1AA 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":"#CED27F","rgb":[206,210,127],"hsl":[63,48,66],"cmyk":[2,0,40,18],"luminance":0.6075,"contrast":{"black":13.15,"white":1.6}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.15,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.6,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E8EAC3","hex":"#E8EAC3","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.99,"contrastWhite":1.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#DFE56C","hex":"#DFE56C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.56,"contrastWhite":1.35,"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":"#A4D27F","hex":"#A4D27F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.1,"contrastWhite":1.73,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.1,"contrastWhite":1.74,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","earth tone","earth tone yellow","Straw adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/ced27f.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/burly-wood.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#837FD2","analogous":["#D2AC7F","#A4D27F"],"triadic":["#7FCED2","#D27FCE"],"tetradic":["#7FD2AC","#837FD2","#D27FA4"],"splitComplementary":["#7FA4D2","#AC7FD2"],"monochromatic":["#E8EAC3","#CED27F","#AFB540"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E8EAC3","dark":"#AFB540","saturated":"#DFE56C","desaturated":"#BDBF92","pastel":"#EFF0E0","neon":"#F8FF7A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":28.089143810376278},{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":29.748949561287034},{"slug":"burly-wood","name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","distance":31.559467676119},{"slug":"tan","name":"Tan","hex":"#D2B48C","distance":32.93933818400121},{"slug":"pale-gold","name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","distance":33.12099032335839}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CED27F

#CED27F is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #CED27F is visually closest to Straw, a named yellow color with HEX #E4D96F.

The RGB channels are 206, 210, and 127, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 63deg with 48% saturation and 66% 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 natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.6075, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 28.09, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.15:1AA Pass

White text1.6:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CED27F needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.15:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.6:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E8EAC3#000000 text · best 16.99:1#E8EAC3

#DFE56C#000000 text · best 15.56:1#DFE56C

Straw#000000 text · best 14.45:1#E4D96F

#A4D27F#000000 text · best 12.1:1#A4D27F

Pale Gold#000000 text · best 12.1:1#E6BE8A

Generated Palette

#CED27F#CED27F

#837FD2#837FD2

#D2AC7F#D2AC7F

#A4D27F#A4D27F

#E8EAC3#E8EAC3

#AFB540#AFB540

Color Harmonies

#837FD2#837FD2

#D2AC7F#D2AC7F

#A4D27F#A4D27F

#7FCED2#7FCED2

#D27FCE#D27FCE

Variants

#E8EAC3#E8EAC3

#AFB540#AFB540

#DFE56C#DFE56C

#BDBF92#BDBF92

#EFF0E0#EFF0E0

#F8FF7A#F8FF7A

Nearest Named Colors

Straw#E4D96F

Champagne Gold#D6B971

Burly Wood#DEB887

Tan#D2B48C

Pale Gold#E6BE8A

#CED27F

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CED27F

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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