#CEBD45#CEBD45
#CEBD45 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.499; OKLCH L 79.1% C 0.139 H 101.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CEBD45 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(206, 189, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 58%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 67%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.3%, 66.5%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.04, -7.81, 60.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.04, 60.92, 97.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.08% -0.0269 0.1361) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.08% 0.139 101.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.7273, 49.9486, 12.9141) |
| Luminance | 0.4995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 4.03
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.20
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 4.39
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 4.73
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 4.81
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 4.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CEBD45 #4556CE
analogous
#CE7945 #CEBD45 #9BCE45
triadic
#CEBD45 #45CEBD #BD45CE
tetradic
#CEBD45 #45CE79 #4556CE #CE459B
square
#CEBD45 #45CE79 #4556CE #CE459B
split-complementary
#CEBD45 #459BCE #7945CE
monochromatic
#796E20 #A99A2D #CEBD45 #DBCE75 #E8DFA6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#CEBD45 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.99
#CEBD45 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CEBD45
10.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CEBD45 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CEBD45 | 1.00 | 1.91 | 10.99 | 10.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CEB835
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D3BE4C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DDB0A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cebd45; /* rgb */ color: rgb(206, 189, 69); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.1% 0.139 101.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e0d07f',
500: '#cebd45',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cebd45; $custom-light: #e0d07f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cebd45",
"rgb": {
"r": 206,
"g": 189,
"b": 69
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.555,
"s": 58.298,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79076,
"c": 0.13872,
"h": 101.2
},
"luminance": 0.49947
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CEBD45
secondary
#9AA1D5
accent
#5AE246
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FCF9EF
border
#D5D2CA
text
#16130A
muted
#84827C