#CEB83E#CEB83E
#CEB83E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.478; OKLCH L 78.0% C 0.140 H 98.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CEB83E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(206, 184, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 60%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 70%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.7%, 69.9%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.67, -5.60, 61.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.67, 62.08, 95.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.97% -0.0214 0.1379) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.97% 0.14 98.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.4656, 47.7527, 11.4842) |
| Luminance | 0.4775 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 3.62
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 3.68
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 3.79
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 3.88
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.31
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CEB83E #3E54CE
analogous
#CE703E #CEB83E #9CCE3E
triadic
#CEB83E #3ECEB8 #B83ECE
tetradic
#CEB83E #3ECE70 #3E54CE #CE3E9C
square
#CEB83E #3ECE70 #3E54CE #CE3E9C
split-complementary
#CEB83E #3E9CCE #703ECE
monochromatic
#74671D #A5922A #CEB83E #DACA6F #E7DCA0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#CEB83E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.55
#CEB83E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CEB83E
10.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CEB83E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CEB83E | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.55 | 10.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CAB32C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D0BB45
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DEAB9F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ceb83e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(206, 184, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.0% 0.140 98.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e1cd7a',
500: '#ceb83e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ceb83e; $custom-light: #e1cd7a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ceb83e",
"rgb": {
"r": 206,
"g": 184,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.833,
"s": 59.504,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77974,
"c": 0.13954,
"h": 98.8
},
"luminance": 0.47751
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CEB83E
secondary
#959ED3
accent
#5DE345
background
#FEFCF7
surface
#FCF8EE
border
#D5D1C9
text
#16130A
muted
#84827C