What color is #CEBDAE?

#CEBDAE is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Smoke Dragon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEBDAE?

The RGB value is 206, 189, 174: 206 red, 189 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEBDAE?

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

Is black or white text better on #CEBDAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.51:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEBDAE color

#CEBDAE rgb(206, 189, 174)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 74.1% green and 68.2% blue (206, 189, 174).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 25% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 16% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Smoke Dragon (#CCBBAA), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.51:1).

#CEBDAE color codes

HEX	`#CEBDAE`
RGB	`rgb(206, 189, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 74.1%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 25%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 16%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 16%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.62, 3.52, 9.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.62, 10.37, 70.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.291, 52.574, 47.482)`
Decimal	`13548974`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEBDAE, 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 #CEBDAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEBDAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.51:1	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 #CEBDAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cebdae; }
.text { color: #cebdae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cebdae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 189 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cebdae, #cecdae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CEBDAE?: #CEBDAE is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Smoke Dragon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEBDAE?: The RGB value is 206, 189, 174: 206 red, 189 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEBDAE?: The complementary color is #AEBFCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEBDAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.51:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.