What color is #CEAE9C?

#CEAE9C is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Frappé. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEAE9C?

The RGB value is 206, 174, 156: 206 red, 174 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEAE9C?

The complementary color is #9CBCCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEAE9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.16:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEAE9C color

#CEAE9C rgb(206, 174, 156)

Shades of brown

The hex color #CEAE9C is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 68.2% green and 61.2% blue (206, 174, 156).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 34% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 24% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Frappé (#CEAE99), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.16:1).

#CEAE9C color codes

HEX	`#CEAE9C`
RGB	`rgb(206, 174, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 68.2%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 34%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 24%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 24%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.41, 8.84, 13.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.41, 16.18, 56.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.591, 45.796, 37.831)`
Decimal	`13545116`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEAE9C, 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 #CEAE9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEAE9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.16:1	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 #CEAE9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ceae9c; }
.text { color: #ceae9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ceae9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 174 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ceae9c, #cec79c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #CEAE9C?: #CEAE9C is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Frappé. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEAE9C?: The RGB value is 206, 174, 156: 206 red, 174 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEAE9C?: The complementary color is #9CBCCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEAE9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.16:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.