What color is #CEC7B0?

#CEC7B0 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Seine and Sensibility. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEC7B0?

The RGB value is 206, 199, 176: 206 red, 199 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEC7B0?

The complementary color is #B0B7CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEC7B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.42:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEC7B0 color

#CEC7B0 rgb(206, 199, 176)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CEC7B0 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 78% green and 69% blue (206, 199, 176).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 23% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 15% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Seine and Sensibility (#CCC4B0), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.42:1).

#CEC7B0 color codes

HEX	`#CEC7B0`
RGB	`rgb(206, 199, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 78%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 23%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 15%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 15%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.24, -1.44, 12.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.24, 12.48, 96.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.713, 57.104, 49.258)`
Decimal	`13551536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEC7B0, 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 #CEC7B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEC7B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.42:1	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 #CEC7B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cec7b0; }
.text { color: #cec7b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cec7b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 199 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cec7b0, #c6ceb0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CEC7B0?: #CEC7B0 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Seine and Sensibility. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEC7B0?: The RGB value is 206, 199, 176: 206 red, 199 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEC7B0?: The complementary color is #B0B7CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEC7B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.42:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.