What color is #CEA088?

#CEA088 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cashmere Clay. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEA088?

The RGB value is 206, 160, 136: 206 red, 160 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEA088?

The complementary color is #88B6CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEA088?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.01:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEA088 color

#CEA088 rgb(206, 160, 136)

Shades of brown

The hex color #CEA088 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 62.7% green and 53.3% blue (206, 160, 136).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 42% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 34% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Cashmere Clay (#CDA291), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.01:1).

#CEA088 color codes

HEX	`#CEA088`
RGB	`rgb(206, 160, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 62.7%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 42%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 34%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 34%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.5, 13.72, 19.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.5, 23.48, 54.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.469, 40.043, 28.78)`
Decimal	`13541512`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEA088, 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 #CEA088	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEA088 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.01:1	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 #CEA088 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cea088; }
.text { color: #cea088; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cea088; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 160 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cea088, #cec388); }

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Questions

What color is #CEA088?: #CEA088 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cashmere Clay. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEA088?: The RGB value is 206, 160, 136: 206 red, 160 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEA088?: The complementary color is #88B6CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEA088?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.01:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.