What color is #CEC6B4?

#CEC6B4 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Seine and Sensibility. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEC6B4?

The RGB value is 206, 198, 180: 206 red, 198 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEC6B4?

The complementary color is #B4BCCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEC6B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.36:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEC6B4 color

#CEC6B4 rgb(206, 198, 180)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CEC6B4 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 77.6% green and 70.6% blue (206, 198, 180).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 21% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 13% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Seine and Sensibility (#CCC4B0), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.36:1).

#CEC6B4 color codes

HEX	`#CEC6B4`
RGB	`rgb(206, 198, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 77.6%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 21%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 13%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 13%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.07, -0.27, 10.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.07, 10.02, 91.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.885, 56.806, 51.297)`
Decimal	`13551284`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEC6B4, 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 #CEC6B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEC6B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.36:1	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 #CEC6B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cec6b4; }
.text { color: #cec6b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cec6b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 198 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cec6b4, #c9ceb4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CEC6B4?: #CEC6B4 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Seine and Sensibility. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEC6B4?: The RGB value is 206, 198, 180: 206 red, 198 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEC6B4?: The complementary color is #B4BCCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEC6B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.36:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.