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Colour

#CEC9B4

  • #CEC9B4
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Silver

#CEC9B4 is a yellow with RGB values 206, 201, 180 and HSL 48°, 21%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#CEC9B4#CEC9B4
HEX#CEC9B4
RGBrgb(206, 201, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.8078, 0.7882, 0.7059
RGB percentages80.8%, 78.8%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(48.5, 21%, 75.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.5, 12.6%, 80.8%)
CMYK0%, 2.4%, 12.6%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,552,052
CSS custom property--colour: #CEC9B4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5819WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.64:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#31364B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CEC8B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#CFC9B5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Tritanopia#D3C6C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 11.7Light grey · ΔE 11.9Gainsboro · ΔE 13.2Antique white · ΔE 13.4Blanched almond · ΔE 14.9Papaya whip · ΔE 15
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 11.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B4B9CE
Analogous#CEBCB4, #C6CEB4
Triadic#B4CEC9, #C9B4CE
Split complementary#B4C6CE, #BCB4CE
Tetradic#B4CEBC, #B4B9CE, #CEB4C6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F6F5F2
Lighter +10%#E2DFD3
Darker −10%#BAB395
Darker −20%#A69D76
Darker −30%#8D845C
Darker −40%#6E6748
More saturated +25%#DDD3A4
Less saturated −25%#C1C1C1

Channel breakdown

R206
G201
B180
Red206 (80.8%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue48.46°
Saturation (HSL)20.97%
Lightness75.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CE · G C9 · B B4

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