What color is #CEBA8E?

#CEBA8E is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Goldfrapp. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEBA8E?

The RGB value is 206, 186, 142: 206 red, 186 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEBA8E?

The complementary color is #8EA2CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEBA8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEBA8E color

#CEBA8E rgb(206, 186, 142)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CEBA8E is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 72.9% green and 55.7% blue (206, 186, 142).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 40% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 31% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Goldfrapp (#CEB790), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.04:1).

#CEBA8E color codes

HEX	`#CEBA8E`
RGB	`rgb(206, 186, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 72.9%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 40%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 31%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 31%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.19, 0.52, 24.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.19, 24.95, 88.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.896, 50.194, 32.751)`
Decimal	`13548174`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEBA8E, 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 #CEBA8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEBA8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.04:1	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 #CEBA8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ceba8e; }
.text { color: #ceba8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ceba8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 186 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ceba8e, #c2ce8e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #CEBA8E?: #CEBA8E is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Goldfrapp. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEBA8E?: The RGB value is 206, 186, 142: 206 red, 186 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEBA8E?: The complementary color is #8EA2CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEBA8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.