Colour
#CEC89D
- #CEC89D
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Tan
#CEC89D is a yellow with RGB values 206, 200, 157 and HSL 53°, 33%, 71%. 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
#CEC89D#CEC89D
HEX#CEC89D
RGBrgb(206, 200, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.7843, 0.6157
RGB percentages80.8%, 78.4%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(52.7, 33.3%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.7, 23.8%, 80.8%)
CMYK0%, 2.9%, 23.8%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,551,773
CSS custom property--colour: #CEC89D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56865WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.37:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#313762
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9DA3CE
Analogous#CEAF9D, #BCCE9D
Triadic#9DCEC8, #C89DCE
Split complementary#9DBCCE, #AF9DCE
Tetradic#9DCEAF, #9DA3CE, #CE9DBC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R206
G200
B157
Red206 (80.8%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue52.65°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CE · G C8 · B 9D
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