#CEC199 — Light Yellow

#CEC199 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.

#CEC199 color swatch, light yellow#CEC199
CSS Nameburlywood (closest)

Tints and shades (50–950)

50#f6f5f2
100#eceae3
200#ddd9cc
300#c8c0a9
400#ada280
500#988b62
600#857952
700#706440
800#5d5334
900#4f462b
950#2e2917

Accessibility

Contrast on white
1.79:1
Contrast on black
11.71:1
  • 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 92.2); /* #f6f5f2 */
  --brand-100: oklch(0.936 0.009 92.2); /* #eceae3 */
  --brand-200: oklch(0.885 0.018 92.2); /* #ddd9cc */
  --brand-300: oklch(0.808 0.033 92.2); /* #c8c0a9 */
  --brand-400: oklch(0.712 0.048 92.2); /* #ada280 */
  --brand-500: oklch(0.637 0.058 92.2); /* #988b62 */
  --brand-600: oklch(0.577 0.057 92.2); /* #857952 */
  --brand-700: oklch(0.505 0.054 92.2); /* #706440 */
  --brand-800: oklch(0.444 0.048 92.2); /* #5d5334 */
  --brand-900: oklch(0.396 0.043 92.2); /* #4f462b */
  --brand-950: oklch(0.281 0.03 92.2); /* #2e2917 */
}

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