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#CEBD9C Color

#CEBD9C is rgb(206, 189, 156) in RGB, hsl(40, 34%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 8%, 24%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Khaki (Web) (Khaki) (#C3B091), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.69. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CEBD9C
HEX#CEBD9C
RGBrgb(206, 189, 156)
HSLhsl(40, 34%, 71%)
HSVhsv(40, 24%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 8%, 24%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(80.4% 0.049 83.9)
LABlab(77.42% 2.40 19.05)
LCHlch(77.42% 19.20 82.81)

What #CEBD9C 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 #CEBD9C, 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.

#CEBD9C Channel Values

How #CEBD9C 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 189 · B 1568-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 40° · S 34% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 40° · S 24% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 8% · Y 24% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.84:1 vs white · 11.38:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CEBD9C 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 text1.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CEBD9C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CEBD9C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CEBD9C; 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 #CEBD9C

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 #CEBD9C.

How #CEBD9C 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#CEBD9C
Protanopia#C0C09C
Protanomaly#C6BF9C
Deuteranopia#C3C39B
Deuteranomaly#C7C19C
Tritanopia#D1B9B9
Tritanomaly#D0BBAE
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CEBD9C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cebd9c: #CEBD9C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CEBD9C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cebd9c': '#CEBD9C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.741, blue: 0.612)
Android XML<color name="color_cebd9c">#CEBD9C</color>
SVG fillfill="#CEBD9C"

More Yellow Colors

#CEBD9C sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CEBD9C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CEBD9C?

#CEBD9C is a light yellow — rgb(206, 189, 156) in RGB and hsl(40, 34%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Khaki (Web) (Khaki) (#C3B091), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.69.

What is the RGB value of #CEBD9C?

#CEBD9C is rgb(206, 189, 156) — red 206, green 189, and blue 156 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CEBD9C?

#CEBD9C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 8%, 24%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CEBD9C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CEBD9C scores 1.84:1 against white and 11.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CEBD9C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CEBD9C 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 7.55, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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