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#CEA04B Color

#CEA04B is rgb(206, 160, 75) in RGB, hsl(39, 57%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 22%, 64%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sunray (#E3AB57), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CEA04B
HEX#CEA04B
RGBrgb(206, 160, 75)
HSLhsl(39, 57%, 55%)
HSVhsv(39, 64%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 22%, 64%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(73.2% 0.116 80.5)
LABlab(69.01% 10.95 49.97)
LCHlch(69.01% 51.16 77.64)

What #CEA04B 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 #CEA04B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Sunray#E3AB57ΔE 6.4Indian Yellow#E3A857ΔE 6.9Earth Yellow#E1A95FΔE 7.4Aztec Gold#C39953ΔE 7.99Satin Sheen Gold#CBA135ΔE 9.42Lanzones#E0BC5BΔE 11.13

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

#CEA04B Channel Values

How #CEA04B 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 160 · B 758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 39° · S 57% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 39° · S 64% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 22% · Y 64% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.4:1 vs white · 8.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CEA04B 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 text2.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CEA04B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CEA04B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CEA04B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CEA04B
Complementary
#4B79CE
Analogous
#CE5E4B
Analogous
#BACE4B
Triadic
#4BCEA0
Triadic
#A04BCE
Split comp.
#4BBACE
Split comp.
#5E4BCE

Tints & Shades of #CEA04B

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

#D4AD63
#DBB97B
#E1C693
#E9D5AF
#F0E1C7
#F6EEDF

Shades

#C08F35
#A0772C
#846324
#684E1D
#4C3915
#2C210C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CEA04B.

How #CEA04B 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#CEA04B
Protanopia#A9A94A
Protanomaly#B9A54B
Deuteranopia#B1B147
Deuteranomaly#BDAA49
Tritanopia#D39898
Tritanomaly#D19C81
Achromatopsia#A7A7A7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CEA04B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cea04b: #CEA04B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CEA04B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cea04b': '#CEA04B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.627, blue: 0.294)
Android XML<color name="color_cea04b">#CEA04B</color>
SVG fillfill="#CEA04B"

More Orange Colors

#CEA04B sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CEA04B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CEA04B?

#CEA04B is a mid-tone orange — rgb(206, 160, 75) in RGB and hsl(39, 57%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sunray (#E3AB57), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.4.

What is the RGB value of #CEA04B?

#CEA04B is rgb(206, 160, 75) — red 206, green 160, and blue 75 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CEA04B?

#CEA04B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 22%, 64%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CEA04B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CEA04B scores 2.4:1 against white and 8.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CEA04B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CEA04B 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 peru (#CD853F) at a CIE76 distance of 14.73, which is visibly different.

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