What color is #CEC5AC?

#CEC5AC is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pistachio Shell. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEC5AC?

The RGB value is 206, 197, 172: 206 red, 197 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEC5AC?

The complementary color is #ACB5CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEC5AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.21:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEC5AC color

#CEC5AC rgb(206, 197, 172)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CEC5AC is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 77.3% green and 67.5% blue (206, 197, 172).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 26% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 17% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Pistachio Shell (#CFC5AF), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.21:1).

#CEC5AC color codes

HEX	`#CEC5AC`
RGB	`rgb(206, 197, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 77.3%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 26%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 17%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 17%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.63, -1.02, 13.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.63, 13.72, 94.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.866, 56.034, 47.052)`
Decimal	`13551020`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEC5AC, 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 #CEC5AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEC5AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.21:1	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 #CEC5AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cec5ac; }
.text { color: #cec5ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cec5ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 197 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cec5ac, #c6ceac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CEC5AC?: #CEC5AC is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pistachio Shell. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEC5AC?: The RGB value is 206, 197, 172: 206 red, 197 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEC5AC?: The complementary color is #ACB5CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEC5AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.21:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.