#cec031

Color #cec031

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 19.72 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-300 #ffdf20 · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#cec031

RGB

rgb(206, 192, 49)

HSL

hsl(54.6, 61.6%, 50%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(54.6, 76.2%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.8%, 76.2%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(76.71, -10.3, 68.43)

LCH

lch(76.71, 69.2, 98.56)

OKLCH

oklch(79.6%, 0.1538, 103.54)

HWB

hwb(54.6, 19.2%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#313fce

Analogous

#ce7131

#cec031

#8ece31

Triadic

#cec031

#31cec0

#c031ce

Split-complementary

#cec031

#318ece

#7131ce

Tetradic

#cec031

#3fce31

#313fce

#c031ce

Square

#cec031

#31ce71

#313fce

#ce318e

Shades

Color #cec031 mixed toward black.

#aca029

#898021

#676018

#454010

#222008

Tints

Color #cec031 mixed toward white.

#d6ca53

#ded576

#e7df98

#efeaba

#f7f4dd

Tones

Color #cec031 mixed toward gray.

#c1b53e

#b4aa4b

#a7a058

#9a9565

#8d8a72

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c8c86c · ΔE 7.6

Deuteranopia

#c9ca76 · ΔE 8.9

Tritanopia

#cd888d · ΔE 43

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 27.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cec031;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cec031]

Related colors

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Gold #ffd700

Ivory #fffff0

Frequently asked questions

#cec031 (#cec031) is rgb(206, 192, 49) in RGB.

No, #cec031 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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