Information about #CEC69B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #CEC69B belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(206, 198, 155) — 80.8% red, 77.6% green, 60.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 3 / 20 / 19. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#CEC69B is a softly balanced yellow that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Pastel Sand (#D3C7A2). Nearby in the Register you will also find Old Medium Goldenrod (#CDCD96) and Half Canterbury Clay (#D3BF99).

In RGB terms — rgb(206, 198, 155) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #CEC69B background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 12.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.7:1. #CEC69B has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#CEC69B color variations

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

#CEC69B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#CEC69B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#CEC69B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#CEC69B 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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#CEC69B 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 #CEC69B

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

Pastel Sand color link
Pastel Sand

#D3C7A2

Old Medium Goldenrod color link
Old Medium Goldenrod

#CDCD96

Half Canterbury Clay color link
Half Canterbury Clay

#D3BF99

Half Pavlova color link
Half Pavlova

#CBBFA0

Double Spanish White color link
Double Spanish White

#D2C3A3

Triple Spanish White color link
Triple Spanish White

#D5C4A1

Saloon color link
Saloon

#D5BF98

Triple Wheatfield color link
Triple Wheatfield

#D1C6A6

Tahuna Sands color link
Tahuna Sands

#D8CC9B

Smooth Cream color link
Smooth Cream

#DAC79C

Soft Amber color link
Soft Amber

#CFBEA5

Cocoon color link
Cocoon

#DAC39F

#CEC69B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CEC69B
  • RGB206, 198, 155
  • CMYK0, 3, 20, 19
  • CSSrgb(206, 198, 155)
  • HSL51°, 34%, 71%
  • HSL Precise50.588°, 34.228%, 70.784%
  • HSV51°, 25%, 81%
  • HSB51°, 25%, 81%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.808
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.776
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • GLSLvec3(0.808, 0.776, 0.608)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.808, 0.776, 0.608, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.808, 0.776, 0.608)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB77.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60.8%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDCEC69B
  • DECIMAL ID13551259
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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