HEX atlas value

#CED42B

#CED42B is a warm yellow HEX color close to Pear. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 206, 212, 43, HSL 62, 66%, 50%, has luminance 0.6038, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#CED42B Sample readable text

HEX #CED42B

RGB rgb(206, 212, 43)

HSL hsl(62 66% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(3, 0, 80, 17)

Luminance 0.6038

Contrast Black 13.08:1White 1.61:1

CSS

--color-ced42b: #CED42B;
.background-ced42b { background-color: #CED42B; }
.text-ced42b { color: #CED42B; }

Luminance0.6038

Black text13.08:1AA Pass

White text1.61:1AA 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":"#CED42B","rgb":[206,212,43],"hsl":[62,66,50],"cmyk":[3,0,80,17],"luminance":0.6038,"contrast":{"black":13.08,"white":1.61}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.08,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.61,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E8F00F","hex":"#E8F00F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.9,"contrastWhite":1.24,"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":"#E0E378","hex":"#E0E378","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.43,"contrastWhite":1.36,"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":"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","balanced","balanced yellow","Pear 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/ced42b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pear.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peridot.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/old-gold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#312BD4","analogous":["#D4852B","#7AD42B"],"triadic":["#2BCED4","#D42BCE"],"tetradic":["#2BD485","#312BD4","#D42B7A"],"splitComplementary":["#2B7AD4","#852BD4"],"monochromatic":["#E0E378","#CED42B","#84871C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E0E378","dark":"#84871C","saturated":"#E8F00F","desaturated":"#B4B847","pastel":"#DEE09F","neon":"#F8FF29"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pear","name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","distance":15.524174696260024},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":31.32091952673165},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":34.899856733230294},{"slug":"dandelion","name":"Dandelion","hex":"#F0E130","distance":36.742346141747674},{"slug":"citrine","name":"Citrine","hex":"#E4D00A","distance":39.8622628559895}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CED42B

#CED42B is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #CED42B is visually closest to Pear, a named yellow color with HEX #D1E231.

The RGB channels are 206, 212, and 43, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 62deg with 66% saturation and 50% 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 0.6038, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.52, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.08:1AA Pass

White text1.61:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CED42B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.08:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.61:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E8F00F#000000 text · best 16.9:1#E8F00F

Dandelion#000000 text · best 15.52:1#F0E130

#E0E378#000000 text · best 15.43:1#E0E378

Pear#000000 text · best 14.63:1#D1E231

Citrine#000000 text · best 13.33:1#E4D00A

Generated Palette

#CED42B#CED42B

#312BD4#312BD4

#D4852B#D4852B

#7AD42B#7AD42B

#E0E378#E0E378

#84871C#84871C

Color Harmonies

#312BD4#312BD4

#D4852B#D4852B

#7AD42B#7AD42B

#2BCED4#2BCED4

#D42BCE#D42BCE

Variants

#E0E378#E0E378

#84871C#84871C

#E8F00F#E8F00F

#B4B847#B4B847

#DEE09F#DEE09F

#F8FF29#F8FF29

Nearest Named Colors

Pear#D1E231

Peridot#B4C424

Old Gold#CFB53B

Dandelion#F0E130

Citrine#E4D00A

#CED42B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CED42B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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