#CEC197 — Light Yellow

#CEC197 is a light yellow in the Yellow family. In practice it looks like a soft, dusty light butter yellow, and it is also commonly known as Butter Yellow, Lemon Chiffon. Below are all of its color space values, an 11-step scale, harmony palettes and accessibility data.

#CEC197 color swatch, light yellow#CEC197
CSS Nameburlywood (closest)

Tints and shades (50–950)

50#f6f5f2
100#eceae3
200#ddd9cb
300#c8c0a8
400#ada27e
500#988b60
600#867950
700#70643f
800#5d5333
900#4f462a
950#2e2917

Accessibility

Contrast on white
1.79:1
Contrast on black
11.70:1
  • AA (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • AA Large (3:1) on whiteFail
  • AAA (7:1) on whiteFail
  • AAA Large (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • UI components (3:1) on whiteFail

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Complementary palette

Analogous palette

Triadic palette

Copy-ready CSS

brand-scale.css
:root {
  --brand-50: oklch(0.971 0.004 92.9); /* #f6f5f2 */
  --brand-100: oklch(0.936 0.009 92.9); /* #eceae3 */
  --brand-200: oklch(0.885 0.019 92.9); /* #ddd9cb */
  --brand-300: oklch(0.808 0.034 92.9); /* #c8c0a8 */
  --brand-400: oklch(0.712 0.051 92.9); /* #ada27e */
  --brand-500: oklch(0.637 0.061 92.9); /* #988b60 */
  --brand-600: oklch(0.577 0.06 92.9); /* #867950 */
  --brand-700: oklch(0.505 0.056 92.9); /* #70643f */
  --brand-800: oklch(0.444 0.05 92.9); /* #5d5333 */
  --brand-900: oklch(0.396 0.045 92.9); /* #4f462a */
  --brand-950: oklch(0.281 0.032 92.9); /* #2e2917 */
}

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