What color is #CEC6A6?

#CEC6A6 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Moth. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEC6A6?

The RGB value is 206, 198, 166: 206 red, 198 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEC6A6?

The complementary color is #A6AECE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEC6A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.25:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEC6A6 color

#CEC6A6 rgb(206, 198, 166)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CEC6A6 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 77.6% green and 65.1% blue (206, 198, 166).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 29% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 19% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Moth (#CBC1A2), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.25:1).

#CEC6A6 color codes

HEX	`#CEC6A6`
RGB	`rgb(206, 198, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 77.6%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 29%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 19%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 19%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.76, -2.45, 17.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.76, 17.24, 98.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.53, 56.264, 44.162)`
Decimal	`13551270`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEC6A6, 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 #CEC6A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEC6A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.25:1	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 #CEC6A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cec6a6; }
.text { color: #cec6a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cec6a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 198 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cec6a6, #c2cea6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #CEC6A6?: #CEC6A6 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Moth. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEC6A6?: The RGB value is 206, 198, 166: 206 red, 198 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEC6A6?: The complementary color is #A6AECE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEC6A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.25:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.