HEX atlas value

#CED5A5

#CED5A5 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Mica. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 206, 213, 165, HSL 69, 36%, 74%, has luminance 0.6343, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#CED5A5 Sample readable text

HEX #CED5A5

RGB rgb(206, 213, 165)

HSL hsl(69 36% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(3, 0, 23, 16)

Luminance 0.6343

Contrast Black 13.69:1White 1.53:1

CSS

--color-ced5a5: #CED5A5;
.background-ced5a5 { background-color: #CED5A5; }
.text-ced5a5 { color: #CED5A5; }

Luminance0.6343

Black text13.69:1AA Pass

White text1.53:1AA 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":"#CED5A5","rgb":[206,213,165],"hsl":[69,36,74],"cmyk":[3,0,23,16],"luminance":0.6343,"contrast":{"black":13.69,"white":1.53}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.69,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.53,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F0F2E3","hex":"#F0F2E3","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.52,"contrastWhite":1.13,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D8E396","hex":"#D8E396","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.35,"contrastWhite":1.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Limestone","hex":"#D8D2C4","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.94,"contrastWhite":1.51,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Oat","hex":"#D8CAB8","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.06,"contrastWhite":1.61,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B6D5A5","hex":"#B6D5A5","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.05,"contrastWhite":1.61,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Mica 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/ced5a5.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mica.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/travertine.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/oat.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#ACA5D5","analogous":["#D5C4A5","#B6D5A5"],"triadic":["#A5CDD5","#D5A5CD"],"tetradic":["#A5D5C4","#ACA5D5","#D5A5B6"],"splitComplementary":["#A5B6D5","#C4A5D5"],"monochromatic":["#F0F2E3","#CED5A5","#ABB766"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F0F2E3","dark":"#ABB766","saturated":"#D8E396","desaturated":"#C3C6B3","pastel":"#FDFDFC","neon":"#F1FFA3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"mica","name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","distance":20.42057785666214},{"slug":"travertine","name":"Travertine","hex":"#D6C1A3","distance":21.633307652783937},{"slug":"oat","name":"Oat","hex":"#D8CAB8","distance":24.124676163629637},{"slug":"pumice","name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","distance":32.64965543462902},{"slug":"limestone","name":"Limestone","hex":"#D8D2C4","distance":32.71085446759225}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CED5A5

#CED5A5 is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #CED5A5 is visually closest to Mica, a named orange color with HEX #D8C7B0.

The RGB channels are 206, 213, and 165, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 69deg with 36% 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 highlight and warning systems. Its luminance is 0.6343, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.42, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.69:1AA Pass

White text1.53:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CED5A5 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.69:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.53:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F0F2E3#000000 text · best 18.52:1#F0F2E3

#D8E396#000000 text · best 15.35:1#D8E396

Limestone#000000 text · best 13.94:1#D8D2C4

Oat#000000 text · best 13.06:1#D8CAB8

#B6D5A5#000000 text · best 13.05:1#B6D5A5

Generated Palette

#CED5A5#CED5A5

#ACA5D5#ACA5D5

#D5C4A5#D5C4A5

#B6D5A5#B6D5A5

#F0F2E3#F0F2E3

#ABB766#ABB766

Color Harmonies

#ACA5D5#ACA5D5

#D5C4A5#D5C4A5

#B6D5A5#B6D5A5

#A5CDD5#A5CDD5

#D5A5CD#D5A5CD

Variants

#F0F2E3#F0F2E3

#ABB766#ABB766

#D8E396#D8E396

#C3C6B3#C3C6B3

#FDFDFC#FDFDFC

#F1FFA3#F1FFA3

Nearest Named Colors

Mica#D8C7B0

Travertine#D6C1A3

Oat#D8CAB8

Pumice#BAC0B4

Limestone#D8D2C4

#CED5A5

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CED5A5

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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