What color is #CECE77?

#CECE77 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Fool’s Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CECE77?

The RGB value is 206, 206, 119: 206 red, 206 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CECE77?

The complementary color is #7777CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CECE77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.72:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CECE77 color

#CECE77 rgb(206, 206, 119)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #CECE77 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 80.8% green and 46.7% blue (206, 206, 119).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 47% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Fool’s Gold (#CAD175), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.72:1).

#CECE77 color codes

HEX	`#CECE77`
RGB	`rgb(206, 206, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 80.8%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 47%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 42%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 42%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.07, -12.49, 43.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.07, 44.92, 106.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.856, 58.597, 26.081)`
Decimal	`13553271`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CECE77, 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 #CECE77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CECE77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.72:1	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 #CECE77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cece77; }
.text { color: #cece77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cece77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 206 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cece77, #a3ce77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #CECE77?: #CECE77 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Fool’s Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CECE77?: The RGB value is 206, 206, 119: 206 red, 206 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CECE77?: The complementary color is #7777CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CECE77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.72:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.