What color is #CEC9AE?

#CEC9AE is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Berber. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEC9AE?

The RGB value is 206, 201, 174: 206 red, 201 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEC9AE?

The complementary color is #AEB3CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEC9AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.59:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEC9AE color

#CEC9AE rgb(206, 201, 174)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CEC9AE is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 78.8% green and 68.2% blue (206, 201, 174).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 25% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 16% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Berber (#D8CFB6), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.59:1).

#CEC9AE color codes

HEX	`#CEC9AE`
RGB	`rgb(206, 201, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 78.8%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 25%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 16%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 16%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.71, -2.8, 14.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.71, 14.41, 101.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.98, 57.952, 48.378)`
Decimal	`13552046`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEC9AE, 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 #CEC9AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEC9AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.59:1	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 #CEC9AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cec9ae; }
.text { color: #cec9ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cec9ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 201 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cec9ae, #c3ceae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CEC9AE?: #CEC9AE is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Berber. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEC9AE?: The RGB value is 206, 201, 174: 206 red, 201 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEC9AE?: The complementary color is #AEB3CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEC9AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.59:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.