#CEAF49#CEAF49
#CEAF49 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.443; OKLCH L 76.2% C 0.125 H 92.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CEAF49 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(206, 175, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 58%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 65%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15%, 64.6%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.41, -0.26, 54.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.41, 54.87, 90.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.21% -0.0048 0.125) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.21% 0.125 92.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.9882, 44.2651, 12.6344) |
| Luminance | 0.4426 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.87
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 4.17
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 5.12
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 5.55
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 5.57
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 5.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CEAF49 #4968CE
analogous
#CE6D49 #CEAF49 #ABCE49
triadic
#CEAF49 #49CEAF #AF49CE
tetradic
#CEAF49 #49CE6D #4968CE #CE49AB
square
#CEAF49 #49CE6D #4968CE #CE49AB
split-complementary
#CEAF49 #49ABCE #6D49CE
monochromatic
#7B6621 #AC8E2E #CEAF49 #DBC479 #E8D9A9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.13
#CEAF49 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.85
#CEAF49 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CEAF49
9.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CEAF49 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CEAF49 | 1.00 | 2.13 | 9.85 | 9.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1AC3D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C8B54E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DEA299
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ceaf49; /* rgb */ color: rgb(206, 175, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.2% 0.125 92.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e0c680',
500: '#ceaf49',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ceaf49; $custom-light: #e0c680; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ceaf49",
"rgb": {
"r": 206,
"g": 175,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.015,
"s": 57.576,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76211,
"c": 0.12506,
"h": 92.2
},
"luminance": 0.44263
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CEAF49
secondary
#9DAAD5
accent
#6BE147
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FCF8EF
border
#D5D1CA
text
#16130A
muted
#84827C