What color is #CEC8BC?

#CEC8BC is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Quill Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEC8BC?

The RGB value is 206, 200, 188: 206 red, 200 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEC8BC?

The complementary color is #BCC2CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEC8BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.61:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEC8BC color

#CEC8BC rgb(206, 200, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CEC8BC is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 78.4% green and 73.7% blue (206, 200, 188).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 16% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 9% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Quill Gray (#CBC9C0), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.61:1).

#CEC8BC color codes

HEX	`#CEC8BC`
RGB	`rgb(206, 200, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 78.4%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 16%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 9%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 9%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.77, 0, 6.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.77, 6.74, 90.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.184, 58.062, 55.867)`
Decimal	`13551804`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEC8BC, 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 #CEC8BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEC8BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.61:1	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 #CEC8BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cec8bc; }
.text { color: #cec8bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cec8bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 200 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cec8bc, #cbcebc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CEC8BC?: #CEC8BC is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Quill Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEC8BC?: The RGB value is 206, 200, 188: 206 red, 200 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEC8BC?: The complementary color is #BCC2CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEC8BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.61:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.