HEX atlas value

#CEBC5A

#CEBC5A is a warm yellow HEX color close to Bamboo. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 206, 188, 90, HSL 51, 54%, 58%, has luminance 0.4983, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#CEBC5A Sample readable text

HEX #CEBC5A

RGB rgb(206, 188, 90)

HSL hsl(51 54% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 9, 56, 19)

Luminance 0.4983

Contrast Black 10.97:1White 1.92:1

CSS

--color-cebc5a: #CEBC5A;
.background-cebc5a { background-color: #CEBC5A; }
.text-cebc5a { color: #CEBC5A; }

Luminance0.4983

Black text10.97:1AA Pass

White text1.92:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#CEBC5A","rgb":[206,188,90],"hsl":[51,54,58],"cmyk":[0,9,56,19],"luminance":0.4983,"contrast":{"black":10.97,"white":1.92}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.97,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.92,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E3D9A1","hex":"#E3D9A1","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.71,"contrastWhite":1.43,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#E5CD43","hex":"#E5CD43","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.15,"contrastWhite":1.6,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#A5CE5A","hex":"#A5CE5A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.58,"contrastWhite":1.81,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.04,"contrastWhite":1.9,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.33,"contrastWhite":2.03,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","earth tone","earth tone yellow","Bamboo adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/cebc5a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bamboo.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/champagne-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-khaki.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#5A6BCE","analogous":["#CE835A","#A5CE5A"],"triadic":["#5ACEBC","#BC5ACE"],"tetradic":["#5ACE83","#5A6BCE","#CE5AA5"],"splitComplementary":["#5AA5CE","#835ACE"],"monochromatic":["#E3D9A1","#CEBC5A","#9D8D2F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E3D9A1","dark":"#9D8D2F","saturated":"#E5CD43","desaturated":"#B6AC72","pastel":"#E5DFC3","neon":"#FFE552"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"bamboo","name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","distance":22.315913604421397},{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":24.535688292770594},{"slug":"dark-khaki","name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","distance":24.55605831561735},{"slug":"sandstone","name":"Sandstone","hex":"#C9AE74","distance":29.949958263743873},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":31.796226191169293}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CEBC5A

#CEBC5A is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #CEBC5A is visually closest to Bamboo, a named yellow color with HEX #C7B56E.

The RGB channels are 206, 188, and 90, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 51deg with 54% saturation and 58% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.4983, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 22.32, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.97:1AA Pass

White text1.92:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CEBC5A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.97:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.92:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E3D9A1#000000 text · best 14.71:1#E3D9A1

#E5CD43#000000 text · best 13.15:1#E5CD43

#A5CE5A#000000 text · best 11.58:1#A5CE5A

Champagne Gold#000000 text · best 11.04:1#D6B971

Old Gold#000000 text · best 10.33:1#CFB53B

Generated Palette

#CEBC5A#CEBC5A

#5A6BCE#5A6BCE

#CE835A#CE835A

#A5CE5A#A5CE5A

#E3D9A1#E3D9A1

#9D8D2F#9D8D2F

Color Harmonies

#5A6BCE#5A6BCE

#CE835A#CE835A

#A5CE5A#A5CE5A

#5ACEBC#5ACEBC

#BC5ACE#BC5ACE

Variants

#E3D9A1#E3D9A1

#9D8D2F#9D8D2F

#E5CD43#E5CD43

#B6AC72#B6AC72

#E5DFC3#E5DFC3

#FFE552#FFE552

Nearest Named Colors

Bamboo#C7B56E

Champagne Gold#D6B971

Dark Khaki#BDB76B

Sandstone#C9AE74

Old Gold#CFB53B

#CEBC5A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CEBC5A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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