What color is #CEBEAE?

#CEBEAE 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 #CEBEAE?

The RGB value is 206, 190, 174: 206 red, 190 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEBEAE?

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

Is black or white text better on #CEBEAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.6:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEBEAE color

#CEBEAE rgb(206, 190, 174)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 74.5% green and 68.2% blue (206, 190, 174).

Its hue angle is 30°, 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 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.6:1).

#CEBEAE color codes

HEX	`#CEBEAE`
RGB	`rgb(206, 190, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 74.5%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 25%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 16%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 16%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.88, 2.99, 10.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.88, 10.55, 73.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.507, 53.006, 47.554)`
Decimal	`13549230`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEBEAE, 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 #CEBEAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEBEAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.6:1	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 #CEBEAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cebeae; }
.text { color: #cebeae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cebeae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 190 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cebeae, #ceceae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CEBEAE?: #CEBEAE 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 #CEBEAE?: The RGB value is 206, 190, 174: 206 red, 190 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEBEAE?: The complementary color is #AEBECE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEBEAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.6:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.