What color is #CEC186?

#CEC186 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Golden Mist. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEC186?

The RGB value is 206, 193, 134: 206 red, 193 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEC186?

The complementary color is #8693CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEC186?

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.

#CEC186 color

#CEC186 rgb(206, 193, 134)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CEC186 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 75.7% green and 52.5% blue (206, 193, 134).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 42% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 35% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Golden Mist (#D4C990), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#CEC186 color codes

HEX	`#CEC186`
RGB	`rgb(206, 193, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 75.7%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 42%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 35%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 35%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.87, -4.15, 31.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.87, 31.67, 97.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.827, 52.984, 30.205)`
Decimal	`13549958`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEC186, 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 #CEC186	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEC186 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 #CEC186 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cec186; }
.text { color: #cec186; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cec186; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 193 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cec186, #b7ce86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #CEC186?: #CEC186 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Golden Mist. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEC186?: The RGB value is 206, 193, 134: 206 red, 193 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEC186?: The complementary color is #8693CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEC186?: 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.