#CEBD46#CEBD46
#CEBD46 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.500; OKLCH L 79.1% C 0.138 H 101.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CEBD46 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(206, 189, 70) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 58%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 66%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.3%, 66%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.05, -7.75, 60.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.05, 60.52, 97.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.09% -0.0266 0.1354) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.09% 0.138 101.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.7586, 49.9611, 13.0790) |
| Luminance | 0.4996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 4.13
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.29
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 4.49
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 4.82
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 4.89
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CEBD46 #4657CE
analogous
#CE7946 #CEBD46 #9BCE46
triadic
#CEBD46 #46CEBD #BD46CE
tetradic
#CEBD46 #46CE79 #4657CE #CE469B
square
#CEBD46 #46CE79 #4657CE #CE469B
split-complementary
#CEBD46 #469BCE #7946CE
monochromatic
#796E20 #AA9A2D #CEBD46 #DBCE76 #E8E0A7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#CEBD46 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.99
#CEBD46 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CEBD46
10.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CEBD46 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CEBD46 | 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)
#CEB837
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D3BF4D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DDB0A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cebd46; /* rgb */ color: rgb(206, 189, 70); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.1% 0.138 101.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e0d07f',
500: '#cebd46',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cebd46; $custom-light: #e0d07f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cebd46",
"rgb": {
"r": 206,
"g": 189,
"b": 70
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.5,
"s": 58.12,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79085,
"c": 0.13799,
"h": 101.1
},
"luminance": 0.49959
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CEBD46
secondary
#9BA2D5
accent
#5AE146
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FCF9EF
border
#D5D2CA
text
#16130A
muted
#84827C