What color is #CEC4BA?

#CEC4BA 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 #CEC4BA?

The RGB value is 206, 196, 186: 206 red, 196 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEC4BA?

The complementary color is #BAC4CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEC4BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEC4BA color

#CEC4BA rgb(206, 196, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CEC4BA is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 76.9% green and 72.9% blue (206, 196, 186).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 17% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 10% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Crumbling Statue (#CABFB4), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.23:1).

#CEC4BA color codes

HEX	`#CEC4BA`
RGB	`rgb(206, 196, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 76.9%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 17%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 10%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 10%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.7, 1.77, 6.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.7, 6.51, 74.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.056, 56.147, 54.435)`
Decimal	`13550778`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEC4BA, 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 #CEC4BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEC4BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.23:1	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 #CEC4BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cec4ba; }
.text { color: #cec4ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cec4ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 196 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cec4ba, #ceceba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #CEC4BA?: #CEC4BA 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 #CEC4BA?: The RGB value is 206, 196, 186: 206 red, 196 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEC4BA?: The complementary color is #BAC4CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEC4BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.