#cec49f

Color #cec49f

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 9.65 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 10.4

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Conversions

HEX

#cec49f

RGB

rgb(206, 196, 159)

HSL

hsl(47.2, 32.4%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(47.2, 22.8%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.9%, 22.8%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(79.1, -2.43, 19.88)

LCH

lch(79.1, 20.03, 96.97)

OKLCH

oklch(81.9%, 0.0509, 94.74)

HWB

hwb(47.2, 62.4%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9fa9ce

Analogous

#cead9f

#cec49f

#c1ce9f

Triadic

#cec49f

#9fcec4

#c49fce

Split-complementary

#cec49f

#9fc1ce

#ad9fce

Tetradic

#cec49f

#a9ce9f

#9fa9ce

#c49fce

Square

#cec49f

#9fcead

#9fa9ce

#ce9fc1

Shades

Color #cec49f mixed toward black.

#b9ab77

#a19052

#796c3e

#514829

#282415

Tints

Color #cec49f mixed toward white.

#d6ceaf

#ded8bf

#e7e2cf

#efebdf

#f7f5ef

Tones

Color #cec49f mixed toward gray.

#cac2a3

#c6c0a7

#c2bdab

#bebbaf

#bab9b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cacaa9 · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#cacbab · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#ceb0b2 · ΔE 21.8

Achromatopsia

#c4c4c4 · ΔE 13.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cec49f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cec49f]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#cec49f (#cec49f) is rgb(206, 196, 159) in RGB.

No, #cec49f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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