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#CECF87 Color

#CECF87 is rgb(206, 207, 135) in RGB, hsl(61, 43%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 0%, 35%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Khaki (#BDB76B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CECF87
HEX#CECF87
RGBrgb(206, 207, 135)
HSLhsl(61, 43%, 67%)
HSVhsv(61, 35%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 35%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(83.7% 0.093 108.9)
LABlab(81.80% -8.38 35.71)
LCHlch(81.80% 36.68 103.21)

What #CECF87 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 #CECF87, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Khaki#BDB76BΔE 9.26Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 9.41Misty Moss#BBB477ΔE 10.55Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AAΔE 11.23Green-yellow (Crayola)#F0E891ΔE 12.28Medium Champagne#F3E5ABΔE 12.83

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

#CECF87 Channel Values

How #CECF87 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 207 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 61° · S 43% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 61° · S 35% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 0% · Y 35% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.63:1 vs white · 12.9:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CECF87 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 text1.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CECF87 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CECF87

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CECF87; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CECF87
Complementary
#8887CF
Analogous
#CFAC87
Analogous
#AACF87
Triadic
#87CECF
Triadic
#CF87CE
Split comp.
#87AACF
Split comp.
#AC87CF

Tints & Shades of #CECF87

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

#D4D595
#DBDCA7
#E1E2B6
#E9E9C8
#EFEFD7
#F6F6E9

Shades

#C0C266
#B1B347
#90923A
#70712D
#4F5020
#2F2F13

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CECF87.

How #CECF87 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#CECF87
Protanopia#CFCF87
Protanomaly#CECF87
Deuteranopia#CFCF87
Deuteranomaly#CECF87
Tritanopia#D5C8C8
Tritanomaly#D2CBB1
Achromatopsia#CBCBCB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CECF87 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cecf87: #CECF87;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CECF87;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cecf87': '#CECF87' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.812, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_cecf87">#CECF87</color>
SVG fillfill="#CECF87"

More Yellow Colors

#CECF87 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CECF87 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CECF87?

#CECF87 is a light yellow — rgb(206, 207, 135) in RGB and hsl(61, 43%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Khaki (#BDB76B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.26.

What is the RGB value of #CECF87?

#CECF87 is rgb(206, 207, 135) — red 206, green 207, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CECF87?

#CECF87 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 0%, 35%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CECF87 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CECF87 scores 1.63:1 against white and 12.9:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CECF87 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CECF87 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 9.26, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every yellow in the color library, the guide to shades of yellow, or the full color library.