What color is #CEC4BE?

#CEC4BE is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Worn Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEC4BE?

The RGB value is 206, 196, 190: 206 red, 196 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEC4BE?

The complementary color is #BEC8CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEC4BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.26:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEC4BE color

#CEC4BE rgb(206, 196, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CEC4BE is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 76.9% green and 74.5% blue (206, 196, 190).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 14% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 8% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Worn Silver (#C9C0BB), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.26:1).

#CEC4BE color codes

HEX	`#CEC4BE`
RGB	`rgb(206, 196, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 76.9%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 14%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 8%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 8%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.8, 2.44, 4.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.8, 4.91, 60.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.487, 56.32, 56.706)`
Decimal	`13550782`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEC4BE, 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 #CEC4BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEC4BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.26:1	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 #CEC4BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cec4be; }
.text { color: #cec4be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cec4be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 196 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cec4be, #ceccbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #CEC4BE?: #CEC4BE is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Worn Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEC4BE?: The RGB value is 206, 196, 190: 206 red, 196 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEC4BE?: The complementary color is #BEC8CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEC4BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.26:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.