What color is #CEC18D?

#CEC18D 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 #CEC18D?

The RGB value is 206, 193, 141: 206 red, 193 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEC18D?

The complementary color is #8D9ACE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEC18D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.64:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEC18D color

#CEC18D rgb(206, 193, 141)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CEC18D is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 75.7% green and 55.3% blue (206, 193, 141).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 40% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 32% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Golden Mist (#D4C990), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.64:1).

#CEC18D color codes

HEX	`#CEC18D`
RGB	`rgb(206, 193, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 75.7%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 40%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 32%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 32%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.98, -3.29, 27.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.98, 28.08, 96.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.332, 53.186, 32.861)`
Decimal	`13549965`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEC18D, 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 #CEC18D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEC18D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.64:1	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 #CEC18D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cec18d; }
.text { color: #cec18d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cec18d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 193 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cec18d, #bbce8d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #CEC18D?: #CEC18D 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 #CEC18D?: The RGB value is 206, 193, 141: 206 red, 193 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEC18D?: The complementary color is #8D9ACE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEC18D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.64:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.