#CEB844#CEB844
#CEB844 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.478; OKLCH L 78.0% C 0.135 H 98.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CEB844 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(206, 184, 68) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 58%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 67%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.7%, 67%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.71, -5.27, 59.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.71, 59.69, 95.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.02% -0.0198 0.1339) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.02% 0.135 98.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.6395, 47.8222, 12.3997) |
| Luminance | 0.4782 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 4.18
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.20
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 4.39
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 4.40
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.82
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CEB844 #445ACE
analogous
#CE7344 #CEB844 #9FCE44
triadic
#CEB844 #44CEB8 #B844CE
tetradic
#CEB844 #44CE73 #445ACE #CE449F
square
#CEB844 #44CE73 #445ACE #CE449F
split-complementary
#CEB844 #449FCE #7344CE
monochromatic
#786A1F #A9952C #CEB844 #DBCA74 #E7DDA5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#CEB844 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.56
#CEB844 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CEB844
10.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CEB844 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CEB844 | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.56 | 10.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C9B335
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CFBB4A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DEABA0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ceb844; /* rgb */ color: rgb(206, 184, 68); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.0% 0.135 98.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e0cd7e',
500: '#ceb844',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ceb844; $custom-light: #e0cd7e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ceb844",
"rgb": {
"r": 206,
"g": 184,
"b": 68
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.435,
"s": 58.475,
"l": 53.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78023,
"c": 0.13535,
"h": 98.4
},
"luminance": 0.4782
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CEB844
secondary
#99A3D4
accent
#5FE246
background
#FEFCF7
surface
#FCF8EE
border
#D5D1C9
text
#16130A
muted
#84827C