What color is #CECAA7?

#CECAA7 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Crystal Palace. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CECAA7?

The RGB value is 206, 202, 167: 206 red, 202 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CECAA7?

The complementary color is #A7ABCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CECAA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.63:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CECAA7 color

#CECAA7 rgb(206, 202, 167)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CECAA7 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 79.2% green and 65.5% blue (206, 202, 167).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 28% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 19% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Crystal Palace (#D3CFAB), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.63:1).

#CECAA7 color codes

HEX	`#CECAA7`
RGB	`rgb(206, 202, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 79.2%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 28%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 19%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 19%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.82, -4.39, 18.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.82, 18.54, 103.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.549, 58.154, 44.956)`
Decimal	`13552295`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CECAA7, 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 #CECAA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CECAA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.63:1	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 #CECAA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cecaa7; }
.text { color: #cecaa7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cecaa7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 202 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cecaa7, #bfcea7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #CECAA7?: #CECAA7 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Crystal Palace. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CECAA7?: The RGB value is 206, 202, 167: 206 red, 202 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CECAA7?: The complementary color is #A7ABCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CECAA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.63:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.