Information about #CEAC2A color

#CEAC2A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CEAC2A falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(206, 172, 42) — 80.8% red, 67.5% green, 16.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 13 / 64 / 19. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #CEAC2A reads as a strongly colored golden yellow and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Vintage Yellow (#CBA92B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Funk (#C6AA24) and Galliano (#D8A723).

In RGB terms — rgb(206, 172, 42) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #CEAC2A: 9.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. #CEAC2A has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#CEAC2A color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#CEAC2A color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #CEAC2A

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Funk color link
Funk

#C6AA24

Galliano color link
Galliano

#D8A723

Warm Gold color link
Warm Gold

#DAA428

Sundial color link
Sundial

#DDB12C

Leo color link
Leo

#DAB135

Goldenrod color link
Goldenrod

#DAA520

Greenfinch color link
Greenfinch

#BDA928

Lemon Curry color link
Lemon Curry

#CCA01D

Old Gold color link
Old Gold

#CFB53B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CEAC2A
  • RGB206, 172, 42
  • CMYK0, 13, 64, 19
  • CSSrgb(206, 172, 42)
  • HSL48°, 66%, 49%
  • HSL Precise47.561°, 66.129%, 48.627%
  • HSV48°, 80%, 81%
  • HSB48°, 80%, 81%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.808
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.165
  • GLSLvec3(0.808, 0.675, 0.165)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.808, 0.675, 0.165, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.808, 0.675, 0.165)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCEAC2A
  • DECIMAL ID13544490
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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