All About Color #CEAA27

#CEAA27

About #CEAA27

#CEAA27 is a medium yellow color with the hex code #CEAA27. In RGB it is red 206, green 170, blue 39; in HSL it is hue 47°, saturation 68%, lightness 48%; in CMYK it is 0%, 17%, 81%, 19%. Its contrast ratio is 2.23:1 on white and 9.40:1 on black.

#CEAA27 Color Conversion

Hex tripletCE, AA, 27
CMYK0.00%, 17.48%, 81.07%, 19.22%
RGB Decimal206, 170, 39
HSL47°, 68%, 48%
RGB Octal316, 252, 47
HSV (HSB)47.07°, 81.07%, 80.78%
RGB Binary11001110, 10101010, 100111
CIE-L*AB70.88, 0.80, 66.34
RGB Percent80.78%, 66.67%, 15.29%
CIE-L*CH70.88, 66.35, 89.31
XYZ40.19, 42.02, 7.91
CIE-L*UV70.88, 31.12, 70.43
xyY0.45, 0.47, 42.02
Hunter-Lab64.82, -2.75, 38.14
RYB33.29%, 80.78%, 15.29%

Color Accessibility Scores

#CEAA27 on a dark background: contrast 9.40:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#CEAA27 on a light background: contrast 2.23:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #CEAA27, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#CEAA27 · #E3CA6D · #816A18 · #274BCE · #6D87E3

Analogous palette

#CE274B · #CE5627 · #CEAA27 · #9ECE27 · #4BCE27

Triadic palette

#CEAA27 · #27CEAA · #AA27CE · #E3CA6D · #6DE3CA

Tetradic palette

#CEAA27 · #27CE56 · #274BCE · #CE279E · #816A18

Monochromatic palette

#4D400F · #8D751B · #CEAA27 · #E1C560 · #EDDDA1

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