#CEAC3E#CEAC3E
#CEAC3E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.430; OKLCH L 75.5% C 0.131 H 91.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CEAC3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(206, 172, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 60%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 70%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.5%, 69.9%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.54, 0.70, 58.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.54, 58.67, 89.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.5% -0.0034 0.1312) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.5% 0.131 91.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.0778, 42.9771, 10.6883) |
| Luminance | 0.4298 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 3.55
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 3.90
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.73
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 4.81
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 5.11
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 5.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CEAC3E #3E60CE
analogous
#CE643E #CEAC3E #A8CE3E
triadic
#CEAC3E #3ECEAC #AC3ECE
tetradic
#CEAC3E #3ECE64 #3E60CE #CE3EA8
square
#CEAC3E #3ECE64 #3E60CE #CE3EA8
split-complementary
#CEAC3E #3EA8CE #643ECE
monochromatic
#74601D #A5882A #CEAC3E #DAC16F #E7D6A0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#CEAC3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.59
#CEAC3E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CEAC3E
9.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CEAC3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CEAC3E | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.59 | 9.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFAA2F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C7B344
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DF9E96
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ceac3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(206, 172, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.5% 0.131 91.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e1c479',
500: '#ceac3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ceac3e; $custom-light: #e1c479; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ceac3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 206,
"g": 172,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.833,
"s": 59.504,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75499,
"c": 0.13124,
"h": 91.5
},
"luminance": 0.42975
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CEAC3E
secondary
#95A3D3
accent
#6AE345
background
#FEFCF7
surface
#FDF8EE
border
#D5D1C9
text
#161209
muted
#84817B