#cec35b

Color #cec35b

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 14.17 Nearest Tailwind class amber-200 #fee685 · ΔE 9.6

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Conversions

HEX

#cec35b

RGB

rgb(206, 195, 91)

HSL

hsl(54.3, 54%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(54.3, 55.8%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.3%, 55.8%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(77.82, -9.41, 52.73)

LCH

lch(77.82, 53.56, 100.12)

OKLCH

oklch(80.6%, 0.1261, 103.3)

HWB

hwb(54.3, 35.7%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5b66ce

Analogous

#ce895b

#cec35b

#9fce5b

Triadic

#cec35b

#5bcec3

#c35bce

Split-complementary

#cec35b

#5b9fce

#895bce

Tetradic

#cec35b

#66ce5b

#5b66ce

#c35bce

Square

#cec35b

#5bce89

#5b66ce

#ce5b9f

Shades

Color #cec35b mixed toward black.

#beb239

#988e2e

#726b22

#4c4717

#26240b

Tints

Color #cec35b mixed toward white.

#d6cd76

#ded792

#e6e1ad

#efebc8

#f7f5e4

Tones

Color #cec35b mixed toward gray.

#c4bb64

#bbb36e

#b1ac78

#a8a481

#9e9c8b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c9c97f · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#cacb86 · ΔE 7.1

Tritanopia

#cd9498 · ΔE 37.5

Achromatopsia

#c0c0c0 · ΔE 24.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cec35b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cec35b]

Related colors

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Gold #ffd700

Ivory #fffff0

Frequently asked questions

#cec35b (#cec35b) is rgb(206, 195, 91) in RGB.

No, #cec35b 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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