Information about #CEC12C color

#CEC12C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CEC12C falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(206, 193, 44) — 80.8% red, 75.7% green, 17.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 5 / 64 / 19. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #CEC12C reads as a energetic, saturated yellow and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Barberry (#D2C61F). Nearby in the Register you will also find Old Gold (#CFB53B) and Alo (#D1CB1B).

In RGB terms — rgb(206, 193, 44) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 11.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.9:1. No one has named #CEC12C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#CEC12C color variations

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

#CEC12C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#CEC12C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#524D11

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Black

#000000

#CEC12C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#AFA64C

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Grey

#808080

#CEC12C 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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#CE7F2B

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#CE2B59

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#CEC12C 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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#2C39CE
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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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#2C8ACE
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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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#CE6F2C
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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
#CEC12C
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#2CCEC1
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#C12CCE
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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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#39CE2C
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#2C39CE
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#C12CCE
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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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#2CCE6F
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#2C39CE
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#CE2C8A
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Nearest named colors to #CEC12C

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

Barberry color link
Barberry

#D2C61F

Old Gold color link
Old Gold

#CFB53B

Alo color link
Alo

#D1CB1B

Durian Yellow color link
Durian Yellow

#E1BD27

Key Lime Pie color link
Key Lime Pie

#BFC921

Warm Olive color link
Warm Olive

#C7B63C

Wattle color link
Wattle

#D6CA3D

Metallic Gold color link
Metallic Gold

#D3AF37

Leo color link
Leo

#DAB135

Sundial color link
Sundial

#DDB12C

Party Mix color link
Party Mix

#E1C53A

Vintage Yellow color link
Vintage Yellow

#CBA92B

#CEC12C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CEC12C
  • RGB206, 193, 44
  • CMYK0, 5, 64, 19
  • CSSrgb(206, 193, 44)
  • HSL55°, 65%, 49%
  • HSL Precise55.185°, 64.8%, 49.02%
  • HSV55°, 79%, 81%
  • HSB55°, 79%, 81%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.808
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.757
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.173
  • GLSLvec3(0.808, 0.757, 0.173)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.808, 0.757, 0.173, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.808, 0.757, 0.173)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB75.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB17.3%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCEC12C
  • DECIMAL ID13549868
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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