What color is #CEC69A?

#CEC69A is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Court-Bouillon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEC69A?

The RGB value is 206, 198, 154: 206 red, 198 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEC69A?

The complementary color is #9AA2CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEC69A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.17:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEC69A color

#CEC69A rgb(206, 198, 154)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CEC69A is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 77.6% green and 60.4% blue (206, 198, 154).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 35% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 25% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Court-Bouillon (#CECB97), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.17:1).

#CEC69A color codes

HEX	`#CEC69A`
RGB	`rgb(206, 198, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 77.6%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 35%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 25%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 25%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.52, -4.17, 23.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.52, 23.48, 100.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.481, 55.844, 38.633)`
Decimal	`13551258`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEC69A, 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 #CEC69A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEC69A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.17:1	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 #CEC69A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cec69a; }
.text { color: #cec69a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cec69a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 198 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cec69a, #bcce9a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #CEC69A?: #CEC69A is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Court-Bouillon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEC69A?: The RGB value is 206, 198, 154: 206 red, 198 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEC69A?: The complementary color is #9AA2CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEC69A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.17:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.