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#CEB682 Color

#CEB682 is rgb(206, 182, 130) in RGB, hsl(41, 44%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 12%, 37%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light French Beige (#C8AD7F), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.18. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CEB682
HEX#CEB682
RGBrgb(206, 182, 130)
HSLhsl(41, 44%, 66%)
HSVhsv(41, 37%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 12%, 37%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(78.5% 0.074 85.9)
LABlab(75.21% 3.44 29.84)
LCHlch(75.21% 30.03 83.43)

What #CEB682 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 #CEB682, 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.

#CEB682 Channel Values

How #CEB682 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 1308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 41° · S 44% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 41° · S 37% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 12% · Y 37% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.97:1 vs white · 10.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CEB682 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 text1.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CEB682

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CEB682; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CEB682

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 #CEB682.

How #CEB682 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#CEB682
Protanopia#BABA82
Protanomaly#C3B982
Deuteranopia#BEBE81
Deuteranomaly#C5BB81
Tritanopia#D3B1B1
Tritanomaly#D1B3A0
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CEB682 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ceb682: #CEB682;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CEB682;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ceb682': '#CEB682' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.714, blue: 0.510)
Android XML<color name="color_ceb682">#CEB682</color>
SVG fillfill="#CEB682"

More Yellow Colors

#CEB682 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CEB682 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CEB682?

#CEB682 is a light yellow — rgb(206, 182, 130) in RGB and hsl(41, 44%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light French Beige (#C8AD7F), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.18.

What is the RGB value of #CEB682?

#CEB682 is rgb(206, 182, 130) — red 206, green 182, and blue 130 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CEB682?

#CEB682 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 12%, 37%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CEB682 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CEB682 scores 1.97:1 against white and 10.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CEB682 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CEB682 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 tan (#D2B48C) at a CIE76 distance of 6.23, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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