What color is #CEBAB0?

#CEBAB0 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mothy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEBAB0?

The RGB value is 206, 186, 176: 206 red, 186 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEBAB0?

The complementary color is #B0C4CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEBAB0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.27:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEBAB0 color

#CEBAB0 rgb(206, 186, 176)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CEBAB0 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 72.9% green and 69% blue (206, 186, 176).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 23% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 15% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Mothy (#CEBBB3), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.27:1).

#CEBAB0 color codes

HEX	`#CEBAB0`
RGB	`rgb(206, 186, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 72.9%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 23%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 15%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 15%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.91, 5.44, 7.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.91, 9.39, 54.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.849, 51.375, 48.304)`
Decimal	`13548208`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEBAB0, 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 #CEBAB0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEBAB0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.27:1	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 #CEBAB0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cebab0; }
.text { color: #cebab0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cebab0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 186 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cebab0, #cec9b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #CEBAB0?: #CEBAB0 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mothy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEBAB0?: The RGB value is 206, 186, 176: 206 red, 186 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEBAB0?: The complementary color is #B0C4CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEBAB0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.27:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.