Colour

#CEC7AC

#CEC7AC
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Tan

#CEC7AC is a yellow with RGB values 206, 199, 172 and HSL 48°, 26%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#CEC7AC#CEC7AC

HEX#CEC7AC

RGBrgb(206, 199, 172)

RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.7804, 0.6745

RGB percentages80.8%, 78%, 67.5%

HSLhsl(47.6, 25.8%, 74.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(47.6, 16.5%, 80.8%)

CMYK0%, 3.4%, 16.5%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,551,532

CSS custom property--colour: #CEC7AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56947WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness198.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.39:1

Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7

Inverted#313853

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CDC5AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#CFC8ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#D4C3BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 13.3 Wheat · ΔE 13.8 Bisque · ΔE 14.3 Antique white · ΔE 14.4 Blanched almond · ΔE 14.6 Silver · ΔE 14.8

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 13.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#ACB3CE

Analogous#CEB6AC, #C4CEAC

Triadic#ACCEC7, #C7ACCE

Split complementary#ACC4CE, #B6ACCE

Tetradic#ACCEB6, #ACB3CE, #CEACC4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F4F2EC

Lighter +10%#E1DDCC

Darker −10%#BBB18C

Darker −20%#A89C6C

Darker −30%#8D8254

Darker −40%#6D6441

More saturated +25%#DFD19C

Less saturated −25%#BEBDBD

Channel breakdown

R206

G199

B172

Red206 (80.8%)

Green199 (78%)

Blue172 (67.5%)

Hue47.65°

Saturation (HSL)25.76%

Lightness74.12%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CE · G C7 · B AC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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