What color is #CECBAE?

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

What is the RGB value of #CECBAE?

The RGB value is 206, 203, 174: 206 red, 203 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CECBAE?

The complementary color is #AEB1CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CECBAE?

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.

#CECBAE color

#CECBAE rgb(206, 203, 174)

Shades of beige

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 79.6% green and 68.2% blue (206, 203, 174).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 25% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 16% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Crystal Palace (#D3CFAB), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#CECBAE color codes

HEX	`#CECBAE`
RGB	`rgb(206, 203, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 79.6%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 25%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 16%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 16%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.23, -3.84, 14.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.23, 15.35, 104.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.449, 58.89, 48.535)`
Decimal	`13552558`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

#CECBAE 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 #CECBAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cecbae; }
.text { color: #cecbae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cecbae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 203 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cecbae, #c1ceae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CECBAE?: #CECBAE is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Crystal Palace. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CECBAE?: The RGB value is 206, 203, 174: 206 red, 203 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CECBAE?: The complementary color is #AEB1CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CECBAE?: 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.