What color is #CEB1A5?

#CEB1A5 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Garden Snail. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEB1A5?

The RGB value is 206, 177, 165: 206 red, 177 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEB1A5?

The complementary color is #A5C2CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEB1A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEB1A5 color

#CEB1A5 rgb(206, 177, 165)

Shades of orange

The hex color #CEB1A5 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 69.4% green and 64.7% blue (206, 177, 165).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 29% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 20% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Garden Snail (#CDB1AB), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.46:1).

#CEB1A5 color codes

HEX	`#CEB1A5`
RGB	`rgb(206, 177, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 69.4%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 29%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 20%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 20%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.37, 8.55, 10)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.37, 13.16, 49.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.967, 47.284, 42.19)`
Decimal	`13545893`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEB1A5, 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 #CEB1A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEB1A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.46:1	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 #CEB1A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ceb1a5; }
.text { color: #ceb1a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ceb1a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 177 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ceb1a5, #cec6a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CEB1A5?: #CEB1A5 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Garden Snail. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEB1A5?: The RGB value is 206, 177, 165: 206 red, 177 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEB1A5?: The complementary color is #A5C2CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEB1A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.