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#CEBF7E Color

#CEBF7E is rgb(206, 191, 126) in RGB, hsl(49, 45%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 7%, 39%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Misty Moss (#BBB477), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CEBF7E
HEX#CEBF7E
RGBrgb(206, 191, 126)
HSLhsl(49, 45%, 65%)
HSVhsv(49, 39%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 7%, 39%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(80.2% 0.086 96.7)
LABlab(77.49% -1.37 34.81)
LCHlch(77.49% 34.84 92.25)

What #CEBF7E 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 #CEBF7E, 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.

#CEBF7E Channel Values

How #CEBF7E 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 191 · B 1268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 49° · S 45% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 49° · S 39% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 7% · Y 39% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.85:1 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 #CEBF7E 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 text1.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CEBF7E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CEBF7E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CEBF7E; 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 #CEBF7E

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 #CEBF7E.

How #CEBF7E 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#CEBF7E
Protanopia#C2C27E
Protanomaly#C7C17E
Deuteranopia#C4C47D
Deuteranomaly#C8C27E
Tritanopia#D4B8B8
Tritanomaly#D2BBA4
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CEBF7E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cebf7e: #CEBF7E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CEBF7E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cebf7e': '#CEBF7E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.749, blue: 0.494)
Android XML<color name="color_cebf7e">#CEBF7E</color>
SVG fillfill="#CEBF7E"

More Yellow Colors

#CEBF7E sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CEBF7E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CEBF7E?

#CEBF7E is a light yellow — rgb(206, 191, 126) in RGB and hsl(49, 45%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Misty Moss (#BBB477), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.09.

What is the RGB value of #CEBF7E?

#CEBF7E is rgb(206, 191, 126) — red 206, green 191, and blue 126 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CEBF7E?

#CEBF7E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 7%, 39%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CEBF7E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CEBF7E scores 1.85:1 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 #CEBF7E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CEBF7E 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 7.38, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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