#CEC846#CEC846
#CEC846 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.549; OKLCH L 81.4% C 0.148 H 106.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CEC846 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(206, 200, 70) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 58%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 66%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.9%, 66%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.97, -13.36, 63.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.97, 64.44, 101.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.41% -0.0425 0.1418) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.41% 0.148 106.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.2151, 54.8741, 13.8978) |
| Luminance | 0.5487 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 3.68
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 3.70
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 3.99
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 4.60
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 5.26
Piss Yellow
#DDD618
ΔE00 5.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CEC846 #464CCE
analogous
#CE8446 #CEC846 #90CE46
triadic
#CEC846 #46CEC8 #C846CE
tetradic
#CEC846 #46CE84 #464CCE #CE4690
square
#CEC846 #46CE84 #464CCE #CE4690
split-complementary
#CEC846 #4690CE #8446CE
monochromatic
#797520 #AAA42D #CEC846 #DBD676 #E8E5A7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.75
#CEC846 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.97
#CEC846 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CEC846
11.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CEC846 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CEC846 | 1.00 | 1.75 | 11.97 | 11.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D8C134
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DBC64E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DDBBAE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C3C3C3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cec846; /* rgb */ color: rgb(206, 200, 70); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.4% 0.148 106.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e0d880',
500: '#cec846',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cec846; $custom-light: #e0d880; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cec846",
"rgb": {
"r": 206,
"g": 200,
"b": 70
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.353,
"s": 58.12,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8141,
"c": 0.14802,
"h": 106.7
},
"luminance": 0.54873
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CEC846
secondary
#373A82
accent
#4DE146
background
#FEFEFB
surface
#FCFBF2
border
#D5D4CC
text
#16140B
muted
#84837E