What color is #CEB9AD?

#CEB9AD is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mothy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEB9AD?

The RGB value is 206, 185, 173: 206 red, 185 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEB9AD?

The complementary color is #ADC2CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEB9AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.17:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEB9AD color

#CEB9AD rgb(206, 185, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CEB9AD is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 72.5% green and 67.8% blue (206, 185, 173).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 25% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 16% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Mothy (#CEBBB3), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.17:1).

#CEB9AD color codes

HEX	`#CEB9AD`
RGB	`rgb(206, 185, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 72.5%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 25%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 16%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 16%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.58, 5.5, 8.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.58, 10.38, 58.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.345, 50.838, 46.688)`
Decimal	`13547949`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEB9AD, 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 #CEB9AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEB9AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.17:1	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 #CEB9AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ceb9ad; }
.text { color: #ceb9ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ceb9ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 185 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ceb9ad, #cecaad); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CEB9AD?: #CEB9AD is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mothy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEB9AD?: The RGB value is 206, 185, 173: 206 red, 185 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEB9AD?: The complementary color is #ADC2CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEB9AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.17:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.