What color is #CEC6BF?

#CEC6BF is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Misty Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEC6BF?

The RGB value is 206, 198, 191: 206 red, 198 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEC6BF?

The complementary color is #BFC7CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEC6BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.45:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEC6BF color

#CEC6BF rgb(206, 198, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CEC6BF is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 77.6% green and 74.9% blue (206, 198, 191).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 13% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 7% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Misty Haze (#CEC9C3), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.45:1).

#CEC6BF color codes

HEX	`#CEC6BF`
RGB	`rgb(206, 198, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 77.6%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 13%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 7%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 7%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.33, 1.56, 4.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.33, 4.76, 70.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.051, 57.272, 57.435)`
Decimal	`13551295`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEC6BF, 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 #CEC6BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEC6BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.45:1	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 #CEC6BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cec6bf; }
.text { color: #cec6bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cec6bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 198 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cec6bf, #cecebf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #CEC6BF?: #CEC6BF is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Misty Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEC6BF?: The RGB value is 206, 198, 191: 206 red, 198 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEC6BF?: The complementary color is #BFC7CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEC6BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.45:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.