#CEB840#CEB840
#CEB840 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.478; OKLCH L 78.0% C 0.138 H 98.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CEB840 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(206, 184, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 59%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 69%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.7%, 68.9%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.68, -5.49, 61.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.68, 61.30, 95.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.99% -0.0208 0.1366) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.99% 0.138 98.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.5215, 47.7750, 11.7786) |
| Luminance | 0.4777 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 3.80
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 3.84
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 3.99
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 4.04
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.47
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CEB840 #4056CE
analogous
#CE7140 #CEB840 #9DCE40
triadic
#CEB840 #40CEB8 #B840CE
tetradic
#CEB840 #40CE71 #4056CE #CE409D
square
#CEB840 #40CE71 #4056CE #CE409D
split-complementary
#CEB840 #409DCE #7140CE
monochromatic
#75681E #A6932B #CEB840 #DACA71 #E7DCA1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#CEB840 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.55
#CEB840 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CEB840
10.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CEB840 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CEB840 | 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)
#CAB32F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D0BB47
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DEABA0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ceb840; /* rgb */ color: rgb(206, 184, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.0% 0.138 98.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e1cd7c',
500: '#ceb840',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ceb840; $custom-light: #e1cd7c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ceb840",
"rgb": {
"r": 206,
"g": 184,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.704,
"s": 59.167,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7799,
"c": 0.13818,
"h": 98.7
},
"luminance": 0.47773
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CEB840
secondary
#96A0D4
accent
#5EE245
background
#FEFCF7
surface
#FCF8EE
border
#D5D1C9
text
#16130A
muted
#84827C