What color is #CEC69B?

#CEC69B is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Court-Bouillon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEC69B?

The RGB value is 206, 198, 155: 206 red, 198 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEC69B?

The complementary color is #9BA3CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEC69B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.18:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEC69B color

#CEC69B rgb(206, 198, 155)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CEC69B is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 77.6% green and 60.8% blue (206, 198, 155).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 34% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 25% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Court-Bouillon (#CECB97), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.18:1).

#CEC69B color codes

HEX	`#CEC69B`
RGB	`rgb(206, 198, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 77.6%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 34%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 25%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 25%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.54, -4.03, 22.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.54, 22.96, 100.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.564, 55.878, 39.073)`
Decimal	`13551259`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEC69B, 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 #CEC69B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEC69B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.18:1	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 #CEC69B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cec69b; }
.text { color: #cec69b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cec69b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 198 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cec69b, #bcce9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #CEC69B?: #CEC69B is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Court-Bouillon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEC69B?: The RGB value is 206, 198, 155: 206 red, 198 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEC69B?: The complementary color is #9BA3CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEC69B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.18:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.