#CEB250

Closest named color: Desert (#CCAD60). oklch(76.9% 0.121 93.4), rgb(206, 178, 80).

Black text reads best on this color (10.10:1).

About this color

#CEB250 is a medium-light, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 77%, its chroma 0.121 and its hue 93°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Desert (#CCAD60), ΔE 0.024 away. Black text reads best on it, at 10.10:1.

Hue family	Yellows
Lightness	medium-light (77%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.121)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Desert (#CCAD60)
Black text	10.10:1
White text	2.07:1

Values

HEX	#CEB250
RGB	rgb(206, 178, 80)
HSL	hsl(47, 56%, 56%)
OKLCH	oklch(76.9% 0.121 93.4)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #CEB250	2.07:1	Fails	Lc -45.1	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #CEB250	10.10:1	AAA	Lc 63.4	Content text, not long reading
#CEB250 text on white	2.07:1	Fails	Lc 40.5	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#CEB250 text on black	10.10:1	AAA	Lc -61.8	Content text, not long reading

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.

Step 50
50

#F9F5EA

oklch(97% 0.015 90.2)
Step 100
100

#F2EAD0

oklch(93.7% 0.035 92.8)
Step 200
200

#E8D9A7

oklch(88.5% 0.067 93.4)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#CEB250

oklch(76.9% 0.121 93.4)
Step 400
400

#BF9D00

oklch(70.6% 0.145 93.3)
Step 500
500

#A48700

oklch(63.2% 0.129 93.7)
Step 600
600

#8A7100

oklch(55.6% 0.114 93.5)
Step 700
700

#745F00

oklch(49.2% 0.101 93.8)
Step 800
800

#5F4D00

oklch(42.6% 0.087 93.4)
Step 900
900

#4F4000

oklch(37.6% 0.077 93.9)
Step 950
950

#302500

oklch(26.9% 0.055 91.9)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#CEB250 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#C3AF46	0.021
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#CAB754	0.013
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#DDA59D	0.112
Achromatopsia (no color)	#B4B4B4	0.121