What color is #CEC9BC?

#CEC9BC is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Lunar Landing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CEC9BC?

The RGB value is 206, 201, 188: 206 red, 201 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CEC9BC?

The complementary color is #BCC1CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CEC9BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.71:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CEC9BC color

#CEC9BC rgb(206, 201, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CEC9BC is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 78.8% green and 73.7% blue (206, 201, 188).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 16% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 9% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Landing (#D2CFC1), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.71:1).

#CEC9BC color codes

HEX	`#CEC9BC`
RGB	`rgb(206, 201, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 78.8%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 16%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 9%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 9%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.03, -0.53, 7.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.03, 7.13, 94.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.416, 58.526, 55.945)`
Decimal	`13552060`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CEC9BC, 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 #CEC9BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CEC9BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.71:1	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 #CEC9BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cec9bc; }
.text { color: #cec9bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cec9bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 201 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cec9bc, #cacebc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CEC9BC?: #CEC9BC is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Lunar Landing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CEC9BC?: The RGB value is 206, 201, 188: 206 red, 201 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CEC9BC?: The complementary color is #BCC1CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CEC9BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.71:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.