What color is #CECABA?

#CECABA 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 #CECABA?

The RGB value is 206, 202, 186: 206 red, 202 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CECABA?

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

Is black or white text better on #CECABA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.78:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CECABA color

#CECABA rgb(206, 202, 186)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 79.2% green and 72.9% blue (206, 202, 186).

Its hue angle is 48°, 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 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.78:1).

#CECABA color codes

HEX	`#CECABA`
RGB	`rgb(206, 202, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 79.2%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 17%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 10%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 10%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.24, -1.39, 8.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.24, 8.59, 99.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.436, 58.908, 54.895)`
Decimal	`13552314`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CECABA, 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 #CECABA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CECABA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.78:1	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 #CECABA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cecaba; }
.text { color: #cecaba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cecaba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 202 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cecaba, #c8ceba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CECABA?: #CECABA 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 #CECABA?: The RGB value is 206, 202, 186: 206 red, 202 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CECABA?: The complementary color is #BABECE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CECABA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.78:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.