What color is #CEC0BB?

#CEC0BB is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Worn Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEC0BB?

The RGB value is 206, 192, 187: 206 red, 192 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEC0BB?

The complementary color is #BBC9CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEC0BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.88:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEC0BB color

#CEC0BB rgb(206, 192, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CEC0BB is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 75.3% green and 73.3% blue (206, 192, 187).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 16% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 9% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Worn Silver (#C9C0BB), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.88:1).

#CEC0BB color codes

HEX	`#CEC0BB`
RGB	`rgb(206, 192, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 75.3%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 16%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 9%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 9%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.7, 4.06, 4.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.7, 5.9, 46.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.272, 54.41, 54.7)`
Decimal	`13549755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEC0BB, 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 #CEC0BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEC0BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.88:1	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 #CEC0BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cec0bb; }
.text { color: #cec0bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cec0bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 192 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cec0bb, #cec9bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CEC0BB?: #CEC0BB is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Worn Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEC0BB?: The RGB value is 206, 192, 187: 206 red, 192 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEC0BB?: The complementary color is #BBC9CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEC0BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.88:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.