What color is #CEC700?

#CEC700 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Golden Harvest. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEC700?

The RGB value is 206, 199, 0: 206 red, 199 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEC700?

The complementary color is #0007CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEC700?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.79:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEC700 color

#CEC700 rgb(206, 199, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #CEC700 is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 78% green and 0% blue (206, 199, 0).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 100% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 100% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Golden Harvest (#CCCC11), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.79:1).

#CEC700 color codes

HEX	`#CEC700`
RGB	`rgb(206, 199, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 78%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 100%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 100%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 100%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.44, -14.87, 79.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.44, 80.45, 100.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.879, 53.97, 8.001)`
Decimal	`13551360`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEC700, 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 #CEC700	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEC700 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.79:1	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 #CEC700 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cec700; }
.text { color: #cec700; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cec700; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 199 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cec700, #6ece00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dandelion.

Questions

What color is #CEC700?: #CEC700 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Golden Harvest. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEC700?: The RGB value is 206, 199, 0: 206 red, 199 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEC700?: The complementary color is #0007CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEC700?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.79:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.