What color is #CDCEC1?

#CDCEC1 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pastel Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDCEC1?

The RGB value is 205, 206, 193: 205 red, 206 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDCEC1?

The complementary color is #C2C1CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDCEC1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.19:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDCEC1 color

#CDCEC1 rgb(205, 206, 193)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CDCEC1 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 80.8% green and 75.7% blue (205, 206, 193).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 12% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Gray (#CFCFC4), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.19:1).

#CDCEC1 color codes

HEX	`#CDCEC1`
RGB	`rgb(205, 206, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 80.8%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 12%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 6%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 6%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.36, -2.65, 6.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.36, 6.87, 112.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.872, 60.972, 59.214)`
Decimal	`13487809`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDCEC1, 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 #CDCEC1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDCEC1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.19:1	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 #CDCEC1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdcec1; }
.text { color: #cdcec1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdcec1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 206 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdcec1, #c7cec1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CDCEC1?: #CDCEC1 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pastel Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDCEC1?: The RGB value is 205, 206, 193: 205 red, 206 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDCEC1?: The complementary color is #C2C1CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDCEC1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.19:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.