#CECA79#CECA79
#CECA79 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.567; OKLCH L 82.4% C 0.103 H 106.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CECA79 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(206, 202, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 46%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 41%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.9%, 41.3%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.04, -10.25, 40.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.04, 42.13, 104.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.43% -0.0284 0.0991) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.43% 0.103 106) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.0262, 56.7445, 26.4030) |
| Luminance | 0.5674 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 3.43
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 4.87
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 5.09
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.86
Pale Olive
#B9CC81
ΔE00 6.38
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 7.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CECA79 #797DCE
analogous
#CEA079 #CECA79 #A8CE79
triadic
#CECA79 #79CECA #CA79CE
tetradic
#CECA79 #79CEA0 #797DCE #CE79A8
square
#CECA79 #79CEA0 #797DCE #CE79A8
split-complementary
#CECA79 #79A8CE #A079CE
monochromatic
#969137 #BEB84C #CECA79 #DEDCA6 #EFEDD3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.70
#CECA79 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.35
#CECA79 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CECA79
12.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CECA79 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CECA79 | 1.00 | 1.70 | 12.35 | 12.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D7C473
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D9C87D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D9C0B6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C6C6C6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ceca79; /* rgb */ color: rgb(206, 202, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.4% 0.103 106.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dedaa1',
500: '#ceca79',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ceca79; $custom-light: #dedaa1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ceca79",
"rgb": {
"r": 206,
"g": 202,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.176,
"s": 46.448,
"l": 64.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82432,
"c": 0.10309,
"h": 106
},
"luminance": 0.56743
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CECA79
secondary
#4F539C
accent
#33BA2C
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FCFBF5
border
#D5D4CF
text
#15140F
muted
#848380