Information about #CEC57E color

#CEC57E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #CEC57E belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(206, 197, 126) (80.8% red, 77.3% green, 49.4% blue), or CMYK 0 / 4 / 31 / 19 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A confidently colored yellow, #CEC57E appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Winter Hazel (#D0C383). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Deco (#CCCF82) and ORPIN GOLD (#CEBE88).

In RGB terms — rgb(206, 197, 126) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #CEC57E: 11.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #CEC57E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#CEC57E color variations

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

#CEC57E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#CEC57E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#CEC57E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#CEC57E color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#CEC57E 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #CEC57E

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

Winter Hazel color link
Winter Hazel

#D0C383

Deco color link
Deco

#CCCF82

ORPIN GOLD color link
ORPIN GOLD

#CEBE88

Greenish Beige color link
Greenish Beige

#C9D179

Dark Pastel Yellow color link
Dark Pastel Yellow

#C4BB7D

Green Beige color link
Green Beige

#C9BB88

Yuma color link
Yuma

#C7B882

Souffle color link
Souffle

#D5C171

Zombie color link
Zombie

#DDC283

Very Light Brown color link
Very Light Brown

#D3B683

Poprock color link
Poprock

#C0C975

Half Putty color link
Half Putty

#D8BF8B

#CEC57E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CEC57E
  • RGB206, 197, 126
  • CMYK0, 4, 31, 19
  • CSSrgb(206, 197, 126)
  • HSL53°, 45%, 65%
  • HSL Precise53.25°, 44.944%, 65.098%
  • HSV53°, 39%, 81%
  • HSB53°, 39%, 81%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.808
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.494
  • GLSLvec3(0.808, 0.773, 0.494)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.808, 0.773, 0.494, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.808, 0.773, 0.494)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB49.4%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDCEC57E
  • DECIMAL ID13550974
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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