What color is #CE9844?

#CE9844 is a moderate orange known as Mayan Treasure. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Mayan Treasure?

The RGB value is 206, 152, 68: 206 red, 152 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Mayan Treasure?

The complementary color is #447ACE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CE9844?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.2:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Mayan Treasure color: hex code #CE9844

#CE9844 rgb(206, 152, 68)

Shades of orange

Mayan Treasure has the hex code #CE9844. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 59.6% green and 26.7% blue (206, 152, 68).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 58% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 67% yellow and 19% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.2:1).

Mayan Treasure (#CE9844) color codes

HEX	`#CE9844`
RGB	`rgb(206, 152, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 59.6%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 58%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 67%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 67%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.52, 11.78, 50.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.52, 52.11, 76.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.728, 35.998, 10.429)`
Decimal	`13539396`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Mayan Treasure, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #CE9844	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CE9844 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #CE9844 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ce9844; }
.text { color: #ce9844; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ce9844; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 152 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ce9844, #bfce44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honey.

See #CE9844 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CE9844?: #CE9844 is a moderate orange known as Mayan Treasure. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Mayan Treasure?: The RGB value is 206, 152, 68: 206 red, 152 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Mayan Treasure?: The complementary color is #447ACE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CE9844?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.2:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.