What color is #CECAB0?

#CECAB0 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tropical Fog. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CECAB0?

The RGB value is 206, 202, 176: 206 red, 202 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CECAB0?

The complementary color is #B0B4CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CECAB0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.7:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CECAB0 color

#CECAB0 rgb(206, 202, 176)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CECAB0 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 79.2% green and 69% blue (206, 202, 176).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 23% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 15% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Fog (#CBCAB6), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.7:1).

#CECAB0 color codes

HEX	`#CECAB0`
RGB	`rgb(206, 202, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 79.2%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 23%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 15%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 15%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.01, -3.01, 13.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.01, 13.82, 102.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.41, 58.498, 49.491)`
Decimal	`13552304`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CECAB0, 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 #CECAB0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CECAB0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.7:1	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 #CECAB0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cecab0; }
.text { color: #cecab0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cecab0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 202 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cecab0, #c3ceb0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CECAB0?: #CECAB0 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tropical Fog. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CECAB0?: The RGB value is 206, 202, 176: 206 red, 202 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CECAB0?: The complementary color is #B0B4CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CECAB0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.7:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.