What color is #CEC4B5?

#CEC4B5 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Crumbling Statue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEC4B5?

The RGB value is 206, 196, 181: 206 red, 196 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEC4B5?

The complementary color is #B5BFCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEC4B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.19:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEC4B5 color

#CEC4B5 rgb(206, 196, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CEC4B5 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 76.9% green and 71% blue (206, 196, 181).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 20% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 12% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Crumbling Statue (#CABFB4), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.19:1).

#CEC4B5 color codes

HEX	`#CEC4B5`
RGB	`rgb(206, 196, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 76.9%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 20%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 12%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 12%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.58, 0.94, 8.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.58, 8.83, 83.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.533, 55.939, 51.684)`
Decimal	`13550773`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEC4B5, 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 #CEC4B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEC4B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.19:1	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 #CEC4B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cec4b5; }
.text { color: #cec4b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cec4b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 196 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cec4b5, #cbceb5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CEC4B5?: #CEC4B5 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Crumbling Statue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEC4B5?: The RGB value is 206, 196, 181: 206 red, 196 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEC4B5?: The complementary color is #B5BFCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEC4B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.19:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.