#cec9a0

Color #cec9a0

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Wheat #f5deb3 · ΔE 11.35 Nearest Tailwind class amber-100 #fef3c6 · ΔE 9.9

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Conversions

HEX

#cec9a0

RGB

rgb(206, 201, 160)

HSL

hsl(53.5, 31.9%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(53.5, 22.3%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.4%, 22.3%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(80.42, -4.89, 21.17)

LCH

lch(80.42, 21.73, 103.01)

OKLCH

oklch(83%, 0.0551, 101.74)

HWB

hwb(53.5, 62.7%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a0a5ce

Analogous

#ceb2a0

#cec9a0

#bccea0

Triadic

#cec9a0

#a0cec9

#c9a0ce

Split-complementary

#cec9a0

#a0bcce

#b2a0ce

Tetradic

#cec9a0

#a5cea0

#a0a5ce

#c9a0ce

Square

#cec9a0

#a0ceb2

#a0a5ce

#cea0bc

Shades

Color #cec9a0 mixed toward black.

#b9b278

#a19953

#79723e

#504c2a

#282615

Tints

Color #cec9a0 mixed toward white.

#d6d2b0

#dedbc0

#e7e4d0

#efeddf

#f7f6ef

Tones

Color #cec9a0 mixed toward gray.

#cac6a4

#c6c3a8

#c3c0ac

#bfbdaf

#bbbab3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ccccab · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#cccdae · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#ceb3b5 · ΔE 23.6

Achromatopsia

#c7c7c7 · ΔE 14.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #cec9a0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cec9a0]

Related colors

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#cec9a0 (#cec9a0) is rgb(206, 201, 160) in RGB.

No, #cec9a0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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