What color is #CEB997?

#CEB997 is a light, desaturated orange known as Baker’s Dozen. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Baker’s Dozen?

The RGB value is 206, 185, 151: 206 red, 185 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Baker’s Dozen?

The complementary color is #97ACCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEB997?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.01:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Baker’s Dozen color: hex code #CEB997

#CEB997 rgb(206, 185, 151)

Shades of beige

Baker’s Dozen has the hex code #CEB997. It is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 72.5% green and 59.2% blue (206, 185, 151).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 36% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 27% yellow and 19% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.01:1).

Baker’s Dozen (#CEB997) color codes

HEX	`#CEB997`
RGB	`rgb(206, 185, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 72.5%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 36%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 27%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 27%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.1, 2.25, 20.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.1, 20.14, 83.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.389, 50.056, 36.385)`
Decimal	`13547927`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Baker’s Dozen, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #CEB997	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEB997 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #CEB997 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ceb997; }
.text { color: #ceb997; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ceb997; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 185 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ceb997, #c7ce97); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

See #CEB997 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CEB997?: #CEB997 is a light, desaturated orange known as Baker’s Dozen. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Baker’s Dozen?: The RGB value is 206, 185, 151: 206 red, 185 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Baker’s Dozen?: The complementary color is #97ACCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEB997?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.01:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.