#CECA61#CECA61
#CECA61 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.562; OKLCH L 82.1% C 0.128 H 106.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CECA61 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(206, 202, 97) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 53%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 53%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.9%, 52.9%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.74, -12.50, 52.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.74, 53.64, 103.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.1% -0.0371 0.1222) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.1% 0.128 106.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.7331, 56.2273, 19.5928) |
| Luminance | 0.5623 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 4.60
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.29
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 6.55
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 6.67
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 6.70
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 6.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CECA61 #6165CE
analogous
#CE9461 #CECA61 #9CCE61
triadic
#CECA61 #61CECA #CA61CE
tetradic
#CECA61 #61CE94 #6165CE #CE619C
square
#CECA61 #61CE94 #6165CE #CE619C
split-complementary
#CECA61 #619CCE #9461CE
monochromatic
#8A862B #B9B439 #CECA61 #DCDA90 #EBE9BE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.71
#CECA61 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.25
#CECA61 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CECA61
12.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CECA61 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CECA61 | 1.00 | 1.71 | 12.25 | 12.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D9C357
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DBC866
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DBBFB2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C6C6C6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ceca61; /* rgb */ color: rgb(206, 202, 97); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.1% 0.128 106.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dfd991',
500: '#ceca61',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ceca61; $custom-light: #dfd991; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ceca61",
"rgb": {
"r": 206,
"g": 202,
"b": 97
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.798,
"s": 52.657,
"l": 59.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82104,
"c": 0.12768,
"h": 106.9
},
"luminance": 0.56226
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CECA61
secondary
#434691
accent
#51DC4C
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FCFBF4
border
#D5D4CE
text
#15140D
muted
#84837F