Colour
#CEC49C
- #CEC49C
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Tan
#CEC49C is a yellow with RGB values 206, 196, 156 and HSL 48°, 34%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#CEC49C#CEC49C
HEX#CEC49C
RGBrgb(206, 196, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.7686, 0.6118
RGB percentages80.8%, 76.9%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(48, 33.8%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48, 24.3%, 80.8%)
CMYK0%, 4.9%, 24.3%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,550,748
CSS custom property--colour: #CEC49C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55002WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#313B63
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9CA6CE
Analogous#CEAB9C, #BFCE9C
Triadic#9CCEC4, #C49CCE
Split complementary#9CBFCE, #AB9CCE
Tetradic#9CCEAB, #9CA6CE, #CE9CBF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R206
G196
B156
Red206 (80.8%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue48°
Saturation (HSL)33.78%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CE · G C4 · B 9C
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