Colour
#CEC396
- #CEC396
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Tan
#CEC396 is a yellow with RGB values 206, 195, 150 and HSL 48°, 36%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#CEC396#CEC396
HEX#CEC396
RGBrgb(206, 195, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.7647, 0.5882
RGB percentages80.8%, 76.5%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(48.2, 36.4%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.2, 27.2%, 80.8%)
CMYK0%, 5.3%, 27.2%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,550,486
CSS custom property--colour: #CEC396;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54354WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.87:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#313C69
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#96A1CE
Analogous#CEA796, #BDCE96
Triadic#96CEC3, #C396CE
Split complementary#96BDCE, #A796CE
Tetradic#96CEA7, #96A1CE, #CE96BD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R206
G195
B150
Red206 (80.8%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue48.21°
Saturation (HSL)36.36%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CE · G C3 · B 96
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