Information about #CCE59F color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #CCE59F belongs to the Chartreuse Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(204, 229, 159) (80% red, 89.8% green, 62.4% blue), or CMYK 10 / 0 / 27 / 10 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#CCE59F presents itself as a clearly saturated zesty chartreuse — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Geneva (#D2E09E). Slightly further away sit Reef (#D1EF9F) and Rice Paper (#D2D69C).

The recipe behind #CCE59F is rgb(204, 229, 159), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #CCE59F: 15.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.4:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#CCE59F color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#CCE59F color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#CCE59F color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#CCE59F color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#CCE59F color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#CCE59F color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #CCE59F

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Geneva color link
Geneva

#D2E09E

Reef color link
Reef

#D1EF9F

Rice Paper color link
Rice Paper

#D2D69C

Green Earth color link
Green Earth

#DADD98

Ice Cold Green color link
Ice Cold Green

#D9EBAC

Grisselle Green color link
Grisselle Green

#BDF0A5

Light Spring Bud color link
Light Spring Bud

#C5E78B

Light Grey Green color link
Light Grey Green

#B7E1A1

Light Sage color link
Light Sage

#BCECAC

Weathered Yellow color link
Weathered Yellow

#E0DA9F

Lime Pulp color link
Lime Pulp

#D1E189

Madang color link
Madang

#B7E3A8

#CCE59F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CCE59F
  • RGB204, 229, 159
  • CMYK10, 0, 27, 10
  • CSSrgb(204, 229, 159)
  • HSL81°, 57%, 76%
  • HSL Precise81.429°, 57.377%, 76.078%
  • HSV81°, 31%, 90%
  • HSB81°, 31%, 90%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.898
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.624
  • GLSLvec3(0.800, 0.898, 0.624)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.800, 0.898, 0.624, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.800, 0.898, 0.624)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB89.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB62.4%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDCCE59F
  • DECIMAL ID13428127
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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