What color is #CEC8AB?

#CEC8AB 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 #CEC8AB?

The RGB value is 206, 200, 171: 206 red, 200 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEC8AB?

The complementary color is #ABB1CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEC8AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.47:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEC8AB color

#CEC8AB rgb(206, 200, 171)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CEC8AB is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 78.4% green and 67.1% blue (206, 200, 171).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 26% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 17% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Moth (#CBC1A2), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.47:1).

#CEC8AB color codes

HEX	`#CEC8AB`
RGB	`rgb(206, 200, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 78.4%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 26%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 17%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 17%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.39, -2.74, 15.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.39, 15.52, 100.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.458, 57.371, 46.778)`
Decimal	`13551787`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEC8AB, 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 #CEC8AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEC8AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.47:1	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 #CEC8AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cec8ab; }
.text { color: #cec8ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cec8ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 200 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cec8ab, #c3ceab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CEC8AB?: #CEC8AB 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 #CEC8AB?: The RGB value is 206, 200, 171: 206 red, 200 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEC8AB?: The complementary color is #ABB1CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEC8AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.47:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.