What color is #CEC081?

#CEC081 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Golden Mist. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEC081?

The RGB value is 206, 192, 129: 206 red, 192 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEC081?

The complementary color is #818FCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEC081?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.48:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEC081 color

#CEC081 rgb(206, 192, 129)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CEC081 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 75.3% green and 50.6% blue (206, 192, 129).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 44% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 37% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Golden Mist (#D4C990), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.48:1).

#CEC081 color codes

HEX	`#CEC081`
RGB	`rgb(206, 192, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 75.3%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 44%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 37%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 37%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.52, -4.21, 33.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.52, 33.82, 97.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.267, 52.407, 28.338)`
Decimal	`13549697`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEC081, 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 #CEC081	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEC081 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.48:1	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 #CEC081 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cec081; }
.text { color: #cec081; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cec081; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 192 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cec081, #b5ce81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #CEC081?: #CEC081 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Golden Mist. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEC081?: The RGB value is 206, 192, 129: 206 red, 192 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEC081?: The complementary color is #818FCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEC081?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.48:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.