#cec69d

Color #cec69d

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 10.31 Nearest Tailwind class amber-100 #fef3c6 · ΔE 10.4

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Conversions

HEX

#cec69d

RGB

rgb(206, 198, 157)

HSL

hsl(50.2, 33.3%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(50.2, 23.8%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.9%, 23.8%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(79.58, -3.76, 21.6)

LCH

lch(79.58, 21.92, 99.87)

OKLCH

oklch(82.3%, 0.0555, 98.29)

HWB

hwb(50.2, 61.6%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9da5ce

Analogous

#ceae9d

#cec69d

#bece9d

Triadic

#cec69d

#9dcec6

#c69dce

Split-complementary

#cec69d

#9dbece

#ae9dce

Tetradic

#cec69d

#a5ce9d

#9da5ce

#c69dce

Square

#cec69d

#9dceae

#9da5ce

#ce9dbe

Shades

Color #cec69d mixed toward black.

#baaf75

#a19451

#796f3d

#514a28

#282514

Tints

Color #cec69d mixed toward white.

#d6d0ad

#ded9be

#e7e3ce

#efecde

#f7f6ef

Tones

Color #cec69d mixed toward gray.

#cac3a1

#c6c1a5

#c2bea9

#bebbad

#bab8b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cbcba8 · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#cbccab · ΔE 4.2

Tritanopia

#ceb0b2 · ΔE 23.5

Achromatopsia

#c5c5c5 · ΔE 14.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cec69d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cec69d]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#cec69d (#cec69d) is rgb(206, 198, 157) in RGB.

No, #cec69d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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