What color is #CEC4BB?

#CEC4BB 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 #CEC4BB?

The RGB value is 206, 196, 187: 206 red, 196 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEC4BB?

The complementary color is #BBC5CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEC4BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.24:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEC4BB color

#CEC4BB rgb(206, 196, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CEC4BB is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 76.9% green and 73.3% blue (206, 196, 187).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 16% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 9% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Crumbling Statue (#CABFB4), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.24:1).

#CEC4BB color codes

HEX	`#CEC4BB`
RGB	`rgb(206, 196, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 76.9%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 16%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 9%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 9%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.72, 1.94, 5.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.72, 6.08, 71.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.162, 56.19, 54.997)`
Decimal	`13550779`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEC4BB, 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 #CEC4BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEC4BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.24:1	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 #CEC4BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cec4bb; }
.text { color: #cec4bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cec4bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 196 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cec4bb, #cecebb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #CEC4BB?: #CEC4BB 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 #CEC4BB?: The RGB value is 206, 196, 187: 206 red, 196 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEC4BB?: The complementary color is #BBC5CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEC4BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.24:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.