What color is #CEBCB5?

#CEBCB5 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 #CEBCB5?

The RGB value is 206, 188, 181: 206 red, 188 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEBCB5?

The complementary color is #B5C7CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEBCB5?

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.

#CEBCB5 color

#CEBCB5 rgb(206, 188, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CEBCB5 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 73.7% green and 71% blue (206, 188, 181).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 20% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 12% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Mothy (#CEBBB3), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#CEBCB5 color codes

HEX	`#CEBCB5`
RGB	`rgb(206, 188, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 73.7%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 20%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 12%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 12%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.53, 5.19, 5.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.53, 7.81, 48.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.777, 52.425, 51.099)`
Decimal	`13548725`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEBCB5, 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 #CEBCB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEBCB5 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 #CEBCB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cebcb5; }
.text { color: #cebcb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cebcb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 188 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cebcb5, #cec8b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CEBCB5?: #CEBCB5 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 #CEBCB5?: The RGB value is 206, 188, 181: 206 red, 188 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEBCB5?: The complementary color is #B5C7CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEBCB5?: 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.