What color is #CEC49D?

#CEC49D is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Moth. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEC49D?

The RGB value is 206, 196, 157: 206 red, 196 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEC49D?

The complementary color is #9DA7CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEC49D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.01:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEC49D color

#CEC49D rgb(206, 196, 157)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CEC49D is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 76.9% green and 61.6% blue (206, 196, 157).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 33% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 24% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Moth (#CBC1A2), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.01:1).

#CEC49D color codes

HEX	`#CEC49D`
RGB	`rgb(206, 196, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 76.9%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 33%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 24%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 24%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.06, -2.71, 20.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.06, 21.06, 97.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.279, 55.037, 39.814)`
Decimal	`13550749`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEC49D, 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 #CEC49D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEC49D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.01:1	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 #CEC49D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cec49d; }
.text { color: #cec49d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cec49d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 196 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cec49d, #c0ce9d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #CEC49D?: #CEC49D is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Moth. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEC49D?: The RGB value is 206, 196, 157: 206 red, 196 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEC49D?: The complementary color is #9DA7CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEC49D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.01:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.