What color is #CEB7A7?

#CEB7A7 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Soba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEB7A7?

The RGB value is 206, 183, 167: 206 red, 183 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEB7A7?

The complementary color is #A7BECE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEB7A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.96:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEB7A7 color

#CEB7A7 rgb(206, 183, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CEB7A7 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 71.8% green and 65.5% blue (206, 183, 167).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 28% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 19% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Soba (#D1B49F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.96:1).

#CEB7A7 color codes

HEX	`#CEB7A7`
RGB	`rgb(206, 183, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 71.8%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 28%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 19%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 19%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.93, 5.64, 11.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.93, 12.48, 63.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.362, 49.78, 43.56)`
Decimal	`13547431`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEB7A7, 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 #CEB7A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEB7A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.96:1	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 #CEB7A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ceb7a7; }
.text { color: #ceb7a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ceb7a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 183 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ceb7a7, #cecba7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CEB7A7?: #CEB7A7 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Soba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEB7A7?: The RGB value is 206, 183, 167: 206 red, 183 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEB7A7?: The complementary color is #A7BECE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEB7A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.96:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.