What color is #CEBCB4?

#CEBCB4 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 #CEBCB4?

The RGB value is 206, 188, 180: 206 red, 188 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEBCB4?

The complementary color is #B4C6CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEBCB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.48:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEBCB4 color

#CEBCB4 rgb(206, 188, 180)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CEBCB4 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 73.7% green and 70.6% blue (206, 188, 180).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 21% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 13% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Mothy (#CEBBB3), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.48:1).

#CEBCB4 color codes

HEX	`#CEBCB4`
RGB	`rgb(206, 188, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 73.7%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 21%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 13%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 13%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.51, 5.02, 6.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.51, 8.1, 51.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.674, 52.384, 50.56)`
Decimal	`13548724`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEBCB4, 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 #CEBCB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEBCB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.48:1	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 #CEBCB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cebcb4; }
.text { color: #cebcb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cebcb4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 188 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cebcb4, #cec9b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CEBCB4?: #CEBCB4 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 #CEBCB4?: The RGB value is 206, 188, 180: 206 red, 188 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEBCB4?: The complementary color is #B4C6CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEBCB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.48:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.