What color is #CEC3A2?

#CEC3A2 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Moth. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEC3A2?

The RGB value is 206, 195, 162: 206 red, 195 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEC3A2?

The complementary color is #A2ADCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEC3A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.95:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEC3A2 color

#CEC3A2 rgb(206, 195, 162)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CEC3A2 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 76.5% green and 63.5% blue (206, 195, 162).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 31% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 21% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Moth (#CBC1A2), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.95:1).

#CEC3A2 color codes

HEX	`#CEC3A2`
RGB	`rgb(206, 195, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 76.5%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 31%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 21%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 21%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.9, -1.47, 18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.9, 18.06, 94.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.49, 54.762, 42.033)`
Decimal	`13550498`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEC3A2, 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 #CEC3A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEC3A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.95:1	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 #CEC3A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cec3a2; }
.text { color: #cec3a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cec3a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 195 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cec3a2, #c3cea2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Buff.

Questions

What color is #CEC3A2?: #CEC3A2 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Moth. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEC3A2?: The RGB value is 206, 195, 162: 206 red, 195 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEC3A2?: The complementary color is #A2ADCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEC3A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.95:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.