#ceac2a

Color #ceac2a

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 9.16 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#ceac2a

RGB

rgb(206, 172, 42)

HSL

hsl(47.6, 66.1%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(47.6, 79.6%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16.5%, 79.6%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(71.42, -0.16, 65.88)

LCH

lch(71.42, 65.88, 90.14)

OKLCH

oklch(75.4%, 0.1428, 93.17)

HWB

hwb(47.6, 16.5%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2a4cce

Analogous

#ce5a2a

#ceac2a

#9ece2a

Triadic

#ceac2a

#2aceac

#ac2ace

Split-complementary

#ceac2a

#2a9ece

#5a2ace

Tetradic

#ceac2a

#4cce2a

#2a4cce

#ac2ace

Square

#ceac2a

#2ace5a

#2a4cce

#ce2a9e

Shades

Color #ceac2a mixed toward black.

#ac8f23

#89731c

#675615

#45390e

#221d07

Tints

Color #ceac2a mixed toward white.

#dabc4a

#e1ca6e

#e9d792

#f0e4b6

#f8f2db

Tones

Color #ceac2a mixed toward gray.

#c0a438

#b39c45

#a59453

#978c61

#8a846e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.56:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c0c060 · ΔE 11.1

Deuteranopia

#c2c569 · ΔE 12.5

Tritanopia

#cc797e · ΔE 40

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 26.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ceac2a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ceac2a]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#ceac2a (#ceac2a) is rgb(206, 172, 42) in RGB.

No, #ceac2a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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