What color is #CECAB8?

#CECAB8 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Chrome White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CECAB8?

The RGB value is 206, 202, 184: 206 red, 202 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CECAB8?

The complementary color is #B8BCCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CECAB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.76:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CECAB8 color

#CECAB8 rgb(206, 202, 184)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CECAB8 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 79.2% green and 72.2% blue (206, 202, 184).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 18% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 11% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Chrome White (#CAC7B7), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.76:1).

#CECAB8 color codes

HEX	`#CECAB8`
RGB	`rgb(206, 202, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 79.2%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 18%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 11%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 11%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.19, -1.72, 9.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.19, 9.63, 100.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.225, 58.824, 53.783)`
Decimal	`13552312`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CECAB8, 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 #CECAB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CECAB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.76:1	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 #CECAB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cecab8; }
.text { color: #cecab8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cecab8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 202 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cecab8, #c7ceb8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CECAB8?: #CECAB8 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Chrome White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CECAB8?: The RGB value is 206, 202, 184: 206 red, 202 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CECAB8?: The complementary color is #B8BCCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CECAB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.76:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.