Recognised as Colour
#CEAE45
- #CEAE45
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#CEAE45 is a yellow with RGB values 206, 174, 69 and HSL 46°, 58%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#CEAE45#CEAE45
HEX#CEAE45
RGBrgb(206, 174, 69)
RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.6824, 0.2706
RGB percentages80.8%, 68.2%, 27.1%
HSLhsl(46, 58.3%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46, 66.5%, 80.8%)
CMYK0%, 15.5%, 66.5%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,545,029
CSS custom property--colour: #CEAE45;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43824WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.76:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#3151BA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4565CE
Analogous#CE6A45, #AACE45
Triadic#45CEAE, #AE45CE
Split complementary#45A9CE, #6A45CE
Tetradic#45CE69, #4565CE, #CE45A9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R206
G174
B69
Red206 (80.8%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue69 (27.1%)
Hue45.99°
Saturation (HSL)58.3%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CE · G AE · B 45
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