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#CEA10D Color

#CEA10D is rgb(206, 161, 13) in RGB, hsl(46, 88%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 22%, 94%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lemon Curry (#CCA01D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.57. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CEA10D
HEX#CEA10D
RGBrgb(206, 161, 13)
HSLhsl(46, 88%, 43%)
HSVhsv(46, 94%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 22%, 94%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(73% 0.147 88.1)
LABlab(68.97% 8.79 70.06)
LCHlch(68.97% 70.61 82.85)

What #CEA10D 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 #CEA10D, 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.

#CEA10D Channel Values

How #CEA10D 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 161 · B 138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 46° · S 88% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 46° · S 94% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 22% · Y 94% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.41:1 vs white · 8.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CEA10D 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 text2.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CEA10D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CEA10D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CEA10D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #CEA10D

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 #CEA10D.

How #CEA10D 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#CEA10D
Protanopia#AAAA09
Protanomaly#B9A60B
Deuteranopia#B2B200
Deuteranomaly#BEAB00
Tritanopia#D59898
Tritanomaly#D29B78
Achromatopsia#A7A7A7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CEA10D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cea10d: #CEA10D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CEA10D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cea10d': '#CEA10D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.631, blue: 0.051)
Android XML<color name="color_cea10d">#CEA10D</color>
SVG fillfill="#CEA10D"

More Yellow Colors

#CEA10D sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CEA10D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CEA10D?

#CEA10D is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(206, 161, 13) in RGB and hsl(46, 88%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lemon Curry (#CCA01D), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.57.

What is the RGB value of #CEA10D?

#CEA10D is rgb(206, 161, 13) — red 206, green 161, and blue 13 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CEA10D?

#CEA10D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 22%, 94%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CEA10D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CEA10D scores 2.41:1 against white and 8.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CEA10D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CEA10D 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 4.37, which is very hard to tell apart.

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