What color is #CEC573?

#CEC573 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 #CEC573?

The RGB value is 206, 197, 115: 206 red, 197 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEC573?

The complementary color is #737CCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEC573?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.86:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEC573 color

#CEC573 rgb(206, 197, 115)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #CEC573 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 77.3% green and 45.1% blue (206, 197, 115).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 48% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 44% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Muted Lime (#D0C678), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.86:1).

#CEC573 color codes

HEX	`#CEC573`
RGB	`rgb(206, 197, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 77.3%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 48%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 44%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 44%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.63, -8.31, 42.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.63, 42.92, 101.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.515, 54.294, 24.14)`
Decimal	`13550963`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEC573, 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 #CEC573	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEC573 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.86:1	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 #CEC573 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cec573; }
.text { color: #cec573; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cec573; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 197 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cec573, #a9ce73); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #CEC573?: #CEC573 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 #CEC573?: The RGB value is 206, 197, 115: 206 red, 197 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEC573?: The complementary color is #737CCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEC573?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.86:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.