What color is #CEBD74?

#CEBD74 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color The Weight of Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEBD74?

The RGB value is 206, 189, 116: 206 red, 189 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEBD74?

The complementary color is #7485CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEBD74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.16:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEBD74 color

#CEBD74 rgb(206, 189, 116)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #CEBD74 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 74.1% green and 45.5% blue (206, 189, 116).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 48% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 44% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is The Weight of Gold (#CDBB63), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.16:1).

#CEBD74 color codes

HEX	`#CEBD74`
RGB	`rgb(206, 189, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 74.1%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 48%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 44%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 44%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.55, -4.06, 38.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.55, 39.2, 95.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.805, 50.78, 23.856)`
Decimal	`13548916`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEBD74, 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 #CEBD74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEBD74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.16:1	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 #CEBD74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cebd74; }
.text { color: #cebd74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cebd74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 189 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cebd74, #b2ce74); }

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Questions

What color is #CEBD74?: #CEBD74 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color The Weight of Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEBD74?: The RGB value is 206, 189, 116: 206 red, 189 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEBD74?: The complementary color is #7485CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEBD74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.16:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.