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#CE910D Color

#CE910D is rgb(206, 145, 13) in RGB, hsl(41, 88%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 30%, 94%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Caramel (#C68E17), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.39. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CE910D
HEX#CE910D
RGBrgb(206, 145, 13)
HSLhsl(41, 88%, 43%)
HSVhsv(41, 94%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 30%, 94%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(69.9% 0.143 78.1)
LABlab(65.01% 17.01 67.38)
LCHlch(65.01% 69.50 75.83)

What #CE910D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #CE910D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#CE910D Channel Values

How #CE910D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 206 · G 145 · B 138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 41° · S 88% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 41° · S 94% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 30% · Y 94% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.73:1 vs white · 7.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CE910D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CE910D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CE910D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CE910D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CE910D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CE910D.

How #CE910D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CE910D
Protanopia#9E9E08
Protanomaly#B3990A
Deuteranopia#A8A800
Deuteranomaly#B9A000
Tritanopia#D38888
Tritanomaly#D18C6C
Achromatopsia#9C9C9C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CE910D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ce910d: #CE910D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CE910D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ce910d': '#CE910D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.569, blue: 0.051)
Android XML<color name="color_ce910d">#CE910D</color>
SVG fillfill="#CE910D"

More Yellow Colors

#CE910D sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CE910D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CE910D?

#CE910D is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(206, 145, 13) in RGB and hsl(41, 88%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Caramel (#C68E17), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.39.

What is the RGB value of #CE910D?

#CE910D is rgb(206, 145, 13) — red 206, green 145, and blue 13 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CE910D?

#CE910D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 30%, 94%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CE910D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CE910D scores 2.73:1 against white and 7.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CE910D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CE910D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is goldenrod (#DAA520) at a CIE76 distance of 8.04, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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