#CEC946 Color

#CEC946 is rgb(206, 201, 70) in RGB, hsl(58, 58%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 2%, 66%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Booger Buster (#DDE26A), visibly different at ΔE 10.83. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CEC946

HEX#CEC946

RGBrgb(206, 201, 70)

HSLhsl(58, 58%, 54%)

HSVhsv(58, 66%, 81%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 2%, 66%, 19%)

OKLCHoklch(81.6% 0.149 107.2)

LABlab(79.60% -9.61 62.96)

LCHlch(79.60% 63.69 98.68)

What #CEC946 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 #CEC946, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Booger Buster#DDE26AΔE 10.83 Antique Gold#CFB53BΔE 11.09 Arylide Yellow#E9D66BΔE 12.38 Straw#E4D96FΔE 12.41 Acid Green#B0BF1AΔE 12.86 Minion Yellow#F5E050ΔE 12.88

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

#CEC946 Channel Values

How #CEC946 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 206 · G 201 · B 70	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 58° · S 58% · L 54%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 58° · S 66% · V 81%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 2% · Y 66% · K 19%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.74:1 vs white · 12.07:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CEC946 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 text1.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text12.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CEC946

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CEC946; 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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Complementary

Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #CEC946

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 #CEC946.

How #CEC946 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#CEC946

Protanopia#CACA46

Protanomaly#CCCA46

Deuteranopia#CBCB45

Deuteranomaly#CCCA46

Tritanopia#D8BFBF

Tritanomaly#D4C39D

Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

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Using #CEC946 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cec946: #CEC946;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CEC946;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cec946': '#CEC946' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.788, blue: 0.275)

Android XML<color name="color_cec946">#CEC946</color>

SVG fillfill="#CEC946"

More Yellow Colors

#CEC946 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

181807 fffff5 1b1404 fffff0 1f1f00 ffffeb 242400 ffffe5 2a2913 ffffe0 2b2003 ffffd6 573a00 856514 b0a94f cc9900 e0e000 edeae0 f2f1e3 f8f3c9 fcfce8 ffcc00 fff000 ffff0f

#CEC946 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CEC946?

#CEC946 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(206, 201, 70) in RGB and hsl(58, 58%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Booger Buster (#DDE26A), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.83.

What is the RGB value of #CEC946?

#CEC946 is rgb(206, 201, 70) — red 206, green 201, and blue 70 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CEC946?

#CEC946 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 2%, 66%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CEC946 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CEC946 scores 1.74:1 against white and 12.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CEC946 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CEC946 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 khaki (#F0E68C) at a CIE76 distance of 21.46, which is visibly different.

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