What color is #CEAE99?

#CEAE99 is a light, desaturated orange known as Frappé. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Frappé?

The RGB value is 206, 174, 153: 206 red, 174 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Frappé?

The complementary color is #99B9CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEAE99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.14:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Frappé color: hex code #CEAE99

#CEAE99 rgb(206, 174, 153)

Shades of brown

Frappé has the hex code #CEAE99. It is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 68.2% green and 60% blue (206, 174, 153).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 35% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 26% yellow and 19% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.14:1).

Frappé (#CEAE99) color codes

HEX	`#CEAE99`
RGB	`rgb(206, 174, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 68.2%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 35%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 26%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 26%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.35, 8.41, 15.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.35, 17.28, 60.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.34, 45.696, 36.51)`
Decimal	`13545113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Frappé, 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 #CEAE99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEAE99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.14:1	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 #CEAE99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ceae99; }
.text { color: #ceae99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ceae99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 174 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ceae99, #cec999); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #CEAE99 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CEAE99?: #CEAE99 is a light, desaturated orange known as Frappé. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Frappé?: The RGB value is 206, 174, 153: 206 red, 174 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Frappé?: The complementary color is #99B9CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEAE99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.14:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.