What color is #CEAF7D?

#CEAF7D is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Toupe. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEAF7D?

The RGB value is 206, 175, 125: 206 red, 175 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEAF7D?

The complementary color is #7D9CCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEAF7D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.05:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEAF7D color

#CEAF7D rgb(206, 175, 125)

Shades of orange

The hex color #CEAF7D is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 68.6% green and 49% blue (206, 175, 125).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 45% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 39% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Toupe (#C7AC7D), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.05:1).

#CEAF7D color codes

HEX	`#CEAF7D`
RGB	`rgb(206, 175, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 68.6%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 45%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 39%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 39%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.07, 4.31, 29.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.07, 30.12, 81.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.486, 45.264, 25.792)`
Decimal	`13545341`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEAF7D, 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 #CEAF7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEAF7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.05:1	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 #CEAF7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ceaf7d; }
.text { color: #ceaf7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ceaf7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 175 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ceaf7d, #c4ce7d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #CEAF7D?: #CEAF7D is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Toupe. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEAF7D?: The RGB value is 206, 175, 125: 206 red, 175 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEAF7D?: The complementary color is #7D9CCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEAF7D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.05:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.