What color is #CDCEBE?

#CDCEBE is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wishing Well. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDCEBE?

The RGB value is 205, 206, 190: 205 red, 206 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDCEBE?

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

Is black or white text better on #CDCEBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.17:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDCEBE color

#CDCEBE rgb(205, 206, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CDCEBE is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 80.8% green and 74.5% blue (205, 206, 190).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 14% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Wishing Well (#D0D1C1), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.17:1).

#CDCEBE color codes

HEX	`#CDCEBE`
RGB	`rgb(205, 206, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 80.8%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 14%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 8%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 8%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.29, -3.16, 7.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.29, 8.45, 111.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.541, 60.84, 57.47)`
Decimal	`13487806`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDCEBE, 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 #CDCEBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDCEBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.17:1	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 #CDCEBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdcebe; }
.text { color: #cdcebe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdcebe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 206 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdcebe, #c5cebe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CDCEBE?: #CDCEBE is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wishing Well. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDCEBE?: The RGB value is 205, 206, 190: 205 red, 206 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDCEBE?: The complementary color is #BFBECE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDCEBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.17:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.