What color is #CEB2A1?

#CEB2A1 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Soba. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEB2A1?

The RGB value is 206, 178, 161: 206 red, 178 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEB2A1?

The complementary color is #A1BDCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEB2A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.51:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEB2A1 color

#CEB2A1 rgb(206, 178, 161)

Shades of brown

The hex color #CEB2A1 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 69.8% green and 63.1% blue (206, 178, 161).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 31% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 22% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Soba (#D1B49F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.51:1).

#CEB2A1 color codes

HEX	`#CEB2A1`
RGB	`rgb(206, 178, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 69.8%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 31%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 22%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 22%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.53, 7.41, 12.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.53, 14.46, 59.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.807, 47.537, 40.369)`
Decimal	`13546145`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEB2A1, 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 #CEB2A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEB2A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.51:1	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 #CEB2A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ceb2a1; }
.text { color: #ceb2a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ceb2a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 178 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ceb2a1, #cec8a1); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #CEB2A1?: #CEB2A1 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Soba. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEB2A1?: The RGB value is 206, 178, 161: 206 red, 178 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEB2A1?: The complementary color is #A1BDCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEB2A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.51:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.