#CCE515

Accessibility

AAA

14.79:1

Vs white / black

1.42:1 · 14.79:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#cce515

RGB

rgb(204, 229, 21)

RGBA

rgba(204, 229, 21, 1)

HSL

hsl(67, 83%, 49%)

HSLA

hsla(67, 83%, 49%, 1)

HSV

hsv(67, 91%, 90%)

LAB

lab(86.47% -29.99 82.91)

LCH

lch(86.47% 88.17 109.89)

OKLAB

oklab(0.8732 -0.092 0.1766)

OKLCH

oklch(0.8732 0.1991 117.52)

XYZ

xyz(53.06, 68.93, 11.22)

CMYK

cmyk(11%, 0%, 91%, 10%)

CSS

color: #cce515;

CSS variable

--color-cce515: #cce515;

SCSS

$color-cce515: #cce515;

JavaScript

const color = "#cce515";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#cce515";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#cce515" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#cce515", "rgb": { "r": 204, "g": 229, "b": 21 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.8732 0.1991 117.52)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#cce515-1: #cce515;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

lime-400

Very different · ΔE 7.97 · #A3E635

Nearest CSS named color

Yellow

Very different · ΔE 8.61 · #FFFF00

Nearest Material color

lime-500

Noticeably different · ΔE 3.01 · #CDDC39

Nearest Bootstrap color

warning

Very different · ΔE 21.15 · #FFC107

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50eeffa1 100e1f48b 200cce161 300b6cc24 40099af00 5007f9300 6006a7b00 700546200 800404b00 9002c3500 950181f00

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

fbfdec f7fbd8 f2f9c5 eef6b1 eaf49e e6f28a e1f077 ddee63 d9ec50 d5e93c d0e729 cce515 bbd213 aabf12 99ac10 88990e 77860c 66730b 555f09 444c07 333905 222603 111302

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

fbfdec f7fbd8 f2f9c5 eef6b1 eaf49e e6f28a e1f077 ddee63 d9ec50 d5e93c d0e729

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

bbd213 aabf12 99ac10 88990e 77860c 66730b 555f09 444c07 333905 222603 111302

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

c6dd1e bfd427 b9cc30 b3c339 acbb42 a6b34b a0aa53 99a25c 939965 8d916e 868877

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#CCE515Stop 1 #2D15E5Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#E59515Stop 1 #CCE515Stop 2 #65E515Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#CCE515Stop 1 #15CCE5Stop 2 #E515CCStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#CCE515Stop 1 #1565E5Stop 2 #9515E5Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#535D09Stop 1 #92A30FStop 2 #D1E916Stop 3 #DFF05CStop 4 #ECF6A2Stop 5

Using this color

Where #cce515 works

#CCE515 (#cce515) sits in the yellow family at about 67° hue, 83% saturation, and 49% lightness. Contrast is 1.42:1 on white and 14.79:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: lime-400 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

primary buttons and key accents
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #cce515 as small body text on white — 1.42:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

High chroma can vibrate against complementary hues. If a pairing feels noisy, drop saturation on the background rather than the brand accent.

Family context: Optimism, attention, and warmth. Ideal for highlights, warnings, and cheerful brands. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Yellow range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Spectrum #CCDD13#CCDD13 Spectrum #C7E92F#C7E92F Spectrum #D8EF2A#D8EF2A Material Lime 500#CDDC39 Spectrum #CCDA34#CCDA34 Spectrum #D3E151#D3E151 Spectrum #B7D719#B7D719 Spectrum #DEF44E#DEF44E Spectrum #D0EF52#D0EF52 Material Lime 400#D4E157 Spectrum #E4E70D#E4E70D Spectrum #E0E02E#E0E02E

Where #cce515 works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

primary buttons and key accents

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #cce515 as small body text on white — 1.42:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

High chroma can vibrate against complementary hues. If a pairing feels noisy, drop saturation on the background rather than the brand accent.