HEX atlas value

#CED779

#CED779 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Straw. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 206, 215, 121, HSL 66, 54%, 66%, has luminance 0.631, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#CED779 Sample readable text

HEX #CED779

RGB rgb(206, 215, 121)

HSL hsl(66 54% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(4, 0, 44, 16)

Luminance 0.631

Contrast Black 13.62:1White 1.54:1

CSS

--color-ced779: #CED779;
.background-ced779 { background-color: #CED779; }
.text-ced779 { color: #CED779; }

Luminance0.631

Black text13.62:1AA Pass

White text1.54:1AA 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":"#CED779","rgb":[206,215,121],"hsl":[66,54,66],"cmyk":[4,0,44,16],"luminance":0.631,"contrast":{"black":13.62,"white":1.54}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.62,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.54,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E8ECC0","hex":"#E8ECC0","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.19,"contrastWhite":1.22,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#DDEA66","hex":"#DDEA66","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.04,"contrastWhite":1.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.2,"contrastWhite":1.38,"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":"#9FD779","hex":"#9FD779","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.47,"contrastWhite":1.68,"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/ced779.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/flax.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#8379D7","analogous":["#D7B279","#9FD779"],"triadic":["#79CED7","#D779CE"],"tetradic":["#79D7B2","#8379D7","#D7799F"],"splitComplementary":["#799FD7","#B279D7"],"monochromatic":["#E8ECC0","#CED779","#AFBC38"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E8ECC0","dark":"#AFBC38","saturated":"#DDEA66","desaturated":"#BEC48D","pastel":"#EFF1DF","neon":"#F2FF7A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":24.24871130596428},{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":32.0624390837628},{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":33.61547262794322},{"slug":"bamboo","name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","distance":36.41428291206625},{"slug":"burly-wood","name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","distance":37.589892258425}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CED779

#CED779 is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #CED779 is visually closest to Straw, a named yellow color with HEX #E4D96F.

The RGB channels are 206, 215, and 121, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 66deg with 54% 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 0.631, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 24.25, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.62:1AA Pass

White text1.54:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CED779 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.62:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.54:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E8ECC0#000000 text · best 17.19:1#E8ECC0

#DDEA66#000000 text · best 16.04:1#DDEA66

Flax#000000 text · best 15.2:1#EEDC82

Straw#000000 text · best 14.45:1#E4D96F

#9FD779#000000 text · best 12.47:1#9FD779

Generated Palette

#CED779#CED779

#8379D7#8379D7

#D7B279#D7B279

#9FD779#9FD779

#E8ECC0#E8ECC0

#AFBC38#AFBC38

Color Harmonies

#8379D7#8379D7

#D7B279#D7B279

#9FD779#9FD779

#79CED7#79CED7

#D779CE#D779CE

Variants

#E8ECC0#E8ECC0

#AFBC38#AFBC38

#DDEA66#DDEA66

#BEC48D#BEC48D

#EFF1DF#EFF1DF

#F2FF7A#F2FF7A

Nearest Named Colors

Straw#E4D96F

Champagne Gold#D6B971

Flax#EEDC82

Bamboo#C7B56E

Burly Wood#DEB887

#CED779

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CED779

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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