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#CECC5A Color

#CECC5A is rgb(206, 204, 90) in RGB, hsl(59, 54%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 1%, 56%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Straw (#E4D96F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.28. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CECC5A
HEX#CECC5A
RGBrgb(206, 204, 90)
HSLhsl(59, 54%, 58%)
HSVhsv(59, 56%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 1%, 56%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(82.5% 0.136 108.1)
LABlab(80.54% -10.10 55.66)
LCHlch(80.54% 56.57 100.28)

What #CECC5A 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 #CECC5A, 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.

#CECC5A Channel Values

How #CECC5A 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 204 · B 908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 59° · S 54% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 59° · S 56% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 1% · Y 56% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.69:1 vs white · 12.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CECC5A 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 text1.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CECC5A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CECC5A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CECC5A; 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
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CECC5A

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 #CECC5A.

How #CECC5A 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#CECC5A
Protanopia#CCCC5A
Protanomaly#CDCC5A
Deuteranopia#CDCD5A
Deuteranomaly#CDCC5A
Tritanopia#D7C2C2
Tritanomaly#D4C6A3
Achromatopsia#C7C7C7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CECC5A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cecc5a: #CECC5A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CECC5A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cecc5a': '#CECC5A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.800, blue: 0.353)
Android XML<color name="color_cecc5a">#CECC5A</color>
SVG fillfill="#CECC5A"

More Yellow Colors

#CECC5A sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CECC5A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CECC5A?

#CECC5A is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(206, 204, 90) in RGB and hsl(59, 54%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Straw (#E4D96F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.28.

What is the RGB value of #CECC5A?

#CECC5A is rgb(206, 204, 90) — red 206, green 204, and blue 90 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CECC5A?

#CECC5A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 1%, 56%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CECC5A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CECC5A scores 1.69:1 against white and 12.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CECC5A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CECC5A 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 15.37, which is visibly different.

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