What color is #CEC295?

#CEC295 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 #CEC295?

The RGB value is 206, 194, 149: 206 red, 194 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEC295?

The complementary color is #95A1CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEC295?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.78:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEC295 color

#CEC295 rgb(206, 194, 149)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CEC295 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 76.1% green and 58.4% blue (206, 194, 149).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 37% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 28% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Golden Mist (#D4C990), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.78:1).

#CEC295 color codes

HEX	`#CEC295`
RGB	`rgb(206, 194, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 76.1%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 37%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 28%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 28%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.39, -2.77, 24.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.39, 24.37, 96.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.171, 53.876, 36.184)`
Decimal	`13550229`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEC295, 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 #CEC295	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEC295 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.78:1	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 #CEC295 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cec295; }
.text { color: #cec295; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cec295; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 194 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cec295, #bece95); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Buff.

Questions

What color is #CEC295?: #CEC295 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 #CEC295?: The RGB value is 206, 194, 149: 206 red, 194 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEC295?: The complementary color is #95A1CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEC295?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.78:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.