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#CEB673 Color

#CEB673 is rgb(206, 182, 115) in RGB, hsl(44, 48%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 12%, 44%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Khaki (#BDB76B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CEB673
HEX#CEB673
RGBrgb(206, 182, 115)
HSLhsl(44, 48%, 63%)
HSVhsv(44, 44%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 12%, 44%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(78.2% 0.09 90.5)
LABlab(75.02% 2.24 37.33)
LCHlch(75.02% 37.40 86.57)

What #CEB673 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 #CEB673, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Khaki#BDB76BΔE 8.4Misty Moss#BBB477ΔE 8.58Ecru#C2B280ΔE 9.89Burly Wood#DEB887ΔE 10.2Gold (Crayola)#E6BE8AΔE 10.32Light French Beige#C8AD7FΔE 10.65

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

#CEB673 Channel Values

How #CEB673 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 182 · B 1158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 44° · S 48% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 44° · S 44% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 12% · Y 44% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.99:1 vs white · 10.56:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CEB673 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 text1.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CEB673 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CEB673

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CEB673; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CEB673
Complementary
#738CCE
Analogous
#CE8873
Analogous
#B9CE73
Triadic
#73CEB6
Triadic
#B673CE
Split comp.
#73B9CE
Split comp.
#8873CE

Tints & Shades of #CEB673

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

#D5C086
#DBCA99
#E2D3AC
#E8DDBF
#EFE7D2
#F6F1E5

Shades

#C3A655
#AE903D
#8F7732
#6D5B26
#4F421C
#2D2510

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CEB673.

How #CEB673 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#CEB673
Protanopia#BABA73
Protanomaly#C3B973
Deuteranopia#BEBE72
Deuteranomaly#C5BB72
Tritanopia#D4AFAF
Tritanomaly#D1B29B
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CEB673 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ceb673: #CEB673;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CEB673;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ceb673': '#CEB673' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.714, blue: 0.451)
Android XML<color name="color_ceb673">#CEB673</color>
SVG fillfill="#CEB673"

More Yellow Colors

#CEB673 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

181807fffff51b1404fffff01f1f00ffffeb242400ffffe52a2913ffffe02b2003ffffd6573a00856514b0a94fcc9900e0e000edeae0f2f1e3f8f3c9fcfce8ffcc00fff000ffff0f

#CEB673 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CEB673?

#CEB673 is a light yellow — rgb(206, 182, 115) in RGB and hsl(44, 48%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Khaki (#BDB76B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.4.

What is the RGB value of #CEB673?

#CEB673 is rgb(206, 182, 115) — red 206, green 182, and blue 115 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CEB673?

#CEB673 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 12%, 44%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CEB673 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CEB673 scores 1.99:1 against white and 10.56:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CEB673 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CEB673 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 darkkhaki (#BDB76B) at a CIE76 distance of 8.4, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every yellow in the color library, the guide to shades of yellow, or the full color library.