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#CEC064 Color

#CEC064 is rgb(206, 192, 100) in RGB, hsl(52, 52%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 7%, 51%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vegas Gold (#C5B358), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.78. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CEC064
HEX#CEC064
RGBrgb(206, 192, 100)
HSLhsl(52, 52%, 60%)
HSVhsv(52, 51%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 7%, 51%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(80% 0.115 100.8)
LABlab(77.46% -3.73 47.64)
LCHlch(77.46% 47.78 94.47)

What #CEC064 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 #CEC064, 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.

#CEC064 Channel Values

How #CEC064 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 192 · B 1008-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 52° · S 52% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 52° · S 51% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 7% · Y 51% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.85:1 vs white · 11.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CEC064 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 text11.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CEC064 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CEC064

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CEC064; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #CEC064

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 #CEC064.

How #CEC064 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#CEC064
Protanopia#C2C264
Protanomaly#C7C164
Deuteranopia#C5C563
Deuteranomaly#C9C363
Tritanopia#D5B8B8
Tritanomaly#D2BB9D
Achromatopsia#BEBEBE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CEC064 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cec064: #CEC064;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CEC064;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cec064': '#CEC064' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.753, blue: 0.392)
Android XML<color name="color_cec064">#CEC064</color>
SVG fillfill="#CEC064"

More Yellow Colors

#CEC064 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CEC064 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CEC064?

#CEC064 is a light yellow — rgb(206, 192, 100) in RGB and hsl(52, 52%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vegas Gold (#C5B358), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.78.

What is the RGB value of #CEC064?

#CEC064 is rgb(206, 192, 100) — red 206, green 192, and blue 100 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CEC064?

#CEC064 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 7%, 51%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CEC064 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CEC064 scores 1.85:1 against white and 11.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CEC064 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CEC064 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 9.42, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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