HEX atlas value

#CEC497

#CEC497 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Travertine. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 206, 196, 151, HSL 49, 36%, 70%, has luminance 0.5484, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#CEC497 Sample readable text

HEX #CEC497

RGB rgb(206, 196, 151)

HSL hsl(49 36% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 5, 27, 19)

Luminance 0.5484

Contrast Black 11.97:1White 1.75:1

CSS

--color-cec497: #CEC497;
.background-cec497 { background-color: #CEC497; }
.text-cec497 { color: #CEC497; }

Luminance0.5484

Black text11.97:1AA Pass

White text1.75:1AA 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":"#CEC497","rgb":[206,196,151],"hsl":[49,36,70],"cmyk":[0,5,27,19],"luminance":0.5484,"contrast":{"black":11.97,"white":1.75}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.97,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.75,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EBE7D5","hex":"#EBE7D5","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.92,"contrastWhite":1.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#DFCF86","hex":"#DFCF86","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.41,"contrastWhite":1.57,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.72,"contrastWhite":1.65,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#BDCE97","hex":"#BDCE97","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.44,"contrastWhite":1.69,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.1,"contrastWhite":1.74,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Travertine adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/cec497.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/travertine.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/tan.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/burly-wood.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#97A1CE","analogous":["#CEA897","#BDCE97"],"triadic":["#97CEC4","#C497CE"],"tetradic":["#97CEA8","#97A1CE","#CE97BD"],"splitComplementary":["#97BDCE","#A897CE"],"monochromatic":["#EBE7D5","#CEC497","#B1A159"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EBE7D5","dark":"#B1A159","saturated":"#DFCF86","desaturated":"#BDB9A8","pastel":"#F5F4F0","neon":"#FFEA8F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"travertine","name":"Travertine","hex":"#D6C1A3","distance":14.730919862656235},{"slug":"tan","name":"Tan","hex":"#D2B48C","distance":19.82422760159901},{"slug":"burly-wood","name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","distance":25.612496949731394},{"slug":"mica","name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","distance":27.09243436828813},{"slug":"pale-gold","name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","distance":27.94637722496424}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CEC497

#CEC497 is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #CEC497 is visually closest to Travertine, a named orange color with HEX #D6C1A3.

The RGB channels are 206, 196, and 151, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 49deg with 36% saturation and 70% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, light 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 highlight and warning systems. Its luminance is 0.5484, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.73, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.97:1AA Pass

White text1.75:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CEC497 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.97:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.75:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EBE7D5#000000 text · best 16.92:1#EBE7D5

#DFCF86#000000 text · best 13.41:1#DFCF86

Mica#000000 text · best 12.72:1#D8C7B0

#BDCE97#000000 text · best 12.44:1#BDCE97

Pale Gold#000000 text · best 12.1:1#E6BE8A

Generated Palette

#CEC497#CEC497

#97A1CE#97A1CE

#CEA897#CEA897

#BDCE97#BDCE97

#EBE7D5#EBE7D5

#B1A159#B1A159

Color Harmonies

#97A1CE#97A1CE

#CEA897#CEA897

#BDCE97#BDCE97

#97CEC4#97CEC4

#C497CE#C497CE

Variants

#EBE7D5#EBE7D5

#B1A159#B1A159

#DFCF86#DFCF86

#BDB9A8#BDB9A8

#F5F4F0#F5F4F0

#FFEA8F#FFEA8F

Nearest Named Colors

Travertine#D6C1A3

Tan#D2B48C

Burly Wood#DEB887

Mica#D8C7B0

Pale Gold#E6BE8A

#CEC497

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CEC497

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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