#CEB459#CEB459
#CEB459 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.465; OKLCH L 77.4% C 0.115 H 93.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CEB459 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(206, 180, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 54%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 57%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.6%, 56.8%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.86, -1.78, 49.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.86, 49.15, 92.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.41% -0.0072 0.1147) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.41% 0.115 93.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.5798, 46.4877, 16.1268) |
| Luminance | 0.4649 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.37
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.79
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.45
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.75
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.79
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 6.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CEB459 #5973CE
analogous
#CE7A59 #CEB459 #ADCE59
triadic
#CEB459 #59CEB4 #B459CE
tetradic
#CEB459 #59CE7A #5973CE #CE59AD
square
#CEB459 #59CE7A #5973CE #CE59AD
split-complementary
#CEB459 #59ADCE #7A59CE
monochromatic
#857027 #B59835 #CEB459 #DCC988 #EADFB8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.04
#CEB459 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.30
#CEB459 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CEB459
10.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CEB459 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CEB459 | 1.00 | 2.04 | 10.30 | 10.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4B150
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CBB95D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DDA89F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ceb459; /* rgb */ color: rgb(206, 180, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.4% 0.115 93.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e0ca8b',
500: '#ceb459',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ceb459; $custom-light: #e0ca8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ceb459",
"rgb": {
"r": 206,
"g": 180,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.667,
"s": 54.419,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77411,
"c": 0.11496,
"h": 93.6
},
"luminance": 0.46486
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CEB459
secondary
#AAB4D9
accent
#6BDE4A
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FCF8F0
border
#D5D1CB
text
#16130C
muted
#84827D