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#CEAD73 Color

#CEAD73 is rgb(206, 173, 115) in RGB, hsl(38, 48%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 16%, 44%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Burly Wood (#DEB887), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.69. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CEAD73
HEX#CEAD73
RGBrgb(206, 173, 115)
HSLhsl(38, 48%, 63%)
HSVhsv(38, 44%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 16%, 44%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(76.4% 0.085 81)
LABlab(72.71% 6.76 34.46)
LCHlch(72.71% 35.12 78.89)

What #CEAD73 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 #CEAD73, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Burly Wood#DEB887ΔE 6.69Light French Beige#C8AD7FΔE 7.14Gold (Crayola)#E6BE8AΔE 7.95Camel#C19A6BΔE 8.31Ecru#C2B280ΔE 9.19Tan#D2B48CΔE 10.1

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

#CEAD73 Channel Values

How #CEAD73 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 173 · B 1158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 38° · S 48% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 38° · S 44% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 16% · Y 44% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.13:1 vs white · 9.85:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CEAD73 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 text2.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CEAD73 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CEAD73

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CEAD73; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CEAD73
Complementary
#7395CE
Analogous
#CE7F73
Analogous
#C2CE73
Triadic
#73CEAD
Triadic
#AD73CE
Split comp.
#73C2CE
Split comp.
#7F73CE

Tints & Shades of #CEAD73

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

#D5B886
#DBC399
#E2CEAC
#E8D9BF
#EFE4D2
#F6EFE5

Shades

#C39B55
#AE843D
#8F6D32
#6D5326
#4F3C1C
#2D2310

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CEAD73.

How #CEAD73 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#CEAD73
Protanopia#B3B373
Protanomaly#BFB173
Deuteranopia#B9B971
Deuteranomaly#C2B472
Tritanopia#D3A7A7
Tritanomaly#D1A995
Achromatopsia#B2B2B2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CEAD73 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cead73: #CEAD73;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CEAD73;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cead73': '#CEAD73' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.678, blue: 0.451)
Android XML<color name="color_cead73">#CEAD73</color>
SVG fillfill="#CEAD73"

More Orange Colors

#CEAD73 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CEAD73 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CEAD73?

#CEAD73 is a light orange — rgb(206, 173, 115) in RGB and hsl(38, 48%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Burly Wood (#DEB887), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.69.

What is the RGB value of #CEAD73?

#CEAD73 is rgb(206, 173, 115) — red 206, green 173, and blue 115 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CEAD73?

#CEAD73 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 16%, 44%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CEAD73 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CEAD73 scores 2.13:1 against white and 9.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CEAD73 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CEAD73 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 burlywood (#DEB887) at a CIE76 distance of 6.69, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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