What color is #CEC9BA?

#CEC9BA is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Chrome White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEC9BA?

The RGB value is 206, 201, 186: 206 red, 201 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEC9BA?

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

Is black or white text better on #CEC9BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.69:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEC9BA color

#CEC9BA rgb(206, 201, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CEC9BA is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 78.8% green and 72.9% blue (206, 201, 186).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 17% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 10% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Chrome White (#CAC7B7), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.69:1).

#CEC9BA color codes

HEX	`#CEC9BA`
RGB	`rgb(206, 201, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 78.8%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 17%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 10%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 10%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.98, -0.86, 8.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.98, 8.15, 96.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.202, 58.441, 54.817)`
Decimal	`13552058`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEC9BA, 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 #CEC9BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEC9BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.69:1	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 #CEC9BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cec9ba; }
.text { color: #cec9ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cec9ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 201 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cec9ba, #c9ceba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CEC9BA?: #CEC9BA is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Chrome White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEC9BA?: The RGB value is 206, 201, 186: 206 red, 201 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEC9BA?: The complementary color is #BABFCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEC9BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.69:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.