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#CEA24B Color

#CEA24B is rgb(206, 162, 75) in RGB, hsl(40, 57%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 21%, 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 6.67. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CEA24B
HEX#CEA24B
RGBrgb(206, 162, 75)
HSLhsl(40, 57%, 55%)
HSVhsv(40, 64%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 21%, 64%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(73.6% 0.117 82.2)
LABlab(69.51% 9.93 50.51)
LCHlch(69.51% 51.48 78.88)

What #CEA24B 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 #CEA24B, 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.

#CEA24B Channel Values

How #CEA24B 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 162 · B 758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 40° · S 57% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 40° · S 64% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 21% · Y 64% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.36:1 vs white · 8.89:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CEA24B 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 text2.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CEA24B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CEA24B; 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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Tints & Shades of #CEA24B

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CEA24B.

How #CEA24B 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#CEA24B
Protanopia#ABAB4A
Protanomaly#BAA74B
Deuteranopia#B2B247
Deuteranomaly#BEAC49
Tritanopia#D39A9A
Tritanomaly#D19D82
Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CEA24B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cea24b: #CEA24B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CEA24B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cea24b': '#CEA24B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.635, blue: 0.294)
Android XML<color name="color_cea24b">#CEA24B</color>
SVG fillfill="#CEA24B"

More Yellow Colors

#CEA24B sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CEA24B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CEA24B?

#CEA24B is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(206, 162, 75) in RGB and hsl(40, 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 6.67.

What is the RGB value of #CEA24B?

#CEA24B is rgb(206, 162, 75) — red 206, green 162, and blue 75 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CEA24B?

#CEA24B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 21%, 64%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CEA24B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CEA24B scores 2.36:1 against white and 8.89:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CEA24B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CEA24B 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 15.93, which is visibly different.

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