Information about #CEAE4B color

#CEAE4B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #CEAE4B belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(206, 174, 75) — 80.8% red, 68.2% green, 29.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 13 / 51 / 19. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #CEAE4B reads as a confidently colored golden yellow and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Antique Gold Metallic (#CFA94A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Sundance (#C4AA4D) and Fish N Chips (#DCAB4B).

In RGB terms — rgb(206, 174, 75) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #CEAE4B background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.1:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#CEAE4B color variations

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

#CEAE4B 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 #CEAE4B

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

Sundance color link
Sundance

#C4AA4D

Fish N Chips color link
Fish N Chips

#DCAB4B

Vegas Gold color link
Vegas Gold

#C5B358

Old Gold color link
Old Gold

#CFB53B

Warm Olive color link
Warm Olive

#C7B63C

Apache color link
Apache

#D3A95C

Rob Roy color link
Rob Roy

#DDAD56

Billy T color link
Billy T

#C1B943

Gold Lustre color link
Gold Lustre

#C9B25F

Desert color link
Desert

#CCAD60

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CEAE4B
  • RGB206, 174, 75
  • CMYK0, 13, 51, 19
  • CSSrgb(206, 174, 75)
  • HSL45°, 57%, 55%
  • HSL Precise45.344°, 57.205%, 55.098%
  • HSV45°, 64%, 81%
  • HSB45°, 64%, 81%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.808
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.294
  • GLSLvec3(0.808, 0.682, 0.294)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.808, 0.682, 0.294, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.808, 0.682, 0.294)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB29.4%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCEAE4B
  • DECIMAL ID13545035
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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