What color is #CEBF7D?

#CEBF7D is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Muted Lime. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEBF7D?

The RGB value is 206, 191, 125: 206 red, 191 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEBF7D?

The complementary color is #7D8CCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEBF7D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.37:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEBF7D color

#CEBF7D rgb(206, 191, 125)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #CEBF7D is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 74.9% green and 49% blue (206, 191, 125).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 45% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 39% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Muted Lime (#D0C678), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.37:1).

#CEBF7D color codes

HEX	`#CEBF7D`
RGB	`rgb(206, 191, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 74.9%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 45%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 39%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 39%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.2, -4.14, 35.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.2, 35.45, 96.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.787, 51.866, 26.892)`
Decimal	`13549437`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEBF7D, 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 #CEBF7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEBF7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.37:1	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 #CEBF7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cebf7d; }
.text { color: #cebf7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cebf7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 191 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cebf7d, #b4ce7d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #CEBF7D?: #CEBF7D is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Muted Lime. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEBF7D?: The RGB value is 206, 191, 125: 206 red, 191 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEBF7D?: The complementary color is #7D8CCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEBF7D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.37:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.