What color is #CEB8A2?

#CEB8A2 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Smoke Dragon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEB8A2?

The RGB value is 206, 184, 162: 206 red, 184 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEB8A2?

The complementary color is #A2B8CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEB8A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEB8A2 color

#CEB8A2 rgb(206, 184, 162)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CEB8A2 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 72.2% green and 63.5% blue (206, 184, 162).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 31% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 21% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Smoke Dragon (#CCBBAA), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11:1).

#CEB8A2 color codes

HEX	`#CEB8A2`
RGB	`rgb(206, 184, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 72.2%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 31%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 21%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 21%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.08, 4.35, 14.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.08, 14.71, 72.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.116, 50.013, 41.242)`
Decimal	`13547682`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEB8A2, 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 #CEB8A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEB8A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11:1	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 #CEB8A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ceb8a2; }
.text { color: #ceb8a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ceb8a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 184 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ceb8a2, #cecea2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #CEB8A2?: #CEB8A2 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Smoke Dragon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEB8A2?: The RGB value is 206, 184, 162: 206 red, 184 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEB8A2?: The complementary color is #A2B8CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEB8A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.