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#CEA80D Color

#CEA80D is rgb(206, 168, 13) in RGB, hsl(48, 88%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 18%, 94%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Neon Gold (#CFAA01), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CEA80D
HEX#CEA80D
RGBrgb(206, 168, 13)
HSLhsl(48, 88%, 43%)
HSVhsv(48, 94%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 18%, 94%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(74.4% 0.15 92.2)
LABlab(70.75% 5.24 71.29)
LCHlch(70.75% 71.48 85.80)

What #CEA80D 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 #CEA80D, 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.

#CEA80D Channel Values

How #CEA80D 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 168 · B 138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 48° · S 88% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 48° · S 94% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 18% · Y 94% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.27:1 vs white · 9.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CEA80D 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 text2.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CEA80D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CEA80D; 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 #CEA80D

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 #CEA80D.

How #CEA80D 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#CEA80D
Protanopia#AFAF0A
Protanomaly#BCAC0B
Deuteranopia#B6B600
Deuteranomaly#C0B001
Tritanopia#D59E9E
Tritanomaly#D2A27E
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CEA80D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cea80d: #CEA80D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CEA80D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cea80d': '#CEA80D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.659, blue: 0.051)
Android XML<color name="color_cea80d">#CEA80D</color>
SVG fillfill="#CEA80D"

More Yellow Colors

#CEA80D sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CEA80D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CEA80D?

#CEA80D is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(206, 168, 13) in RGB and hsl(48, 88%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Neon Gold (#CFAA01), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.07.

What is the RGB value of #CEA80D?

#CEA80D is rgb(206, 168, 13) — red 206, green 168, and blue 13 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CEA80D?

#CEA80D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 18%, 94%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CEA80D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CEA80D scores 2.27:1 against white and 9.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CEA80D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CEA80D 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 7.46, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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