What color is #CECBBE?

#CECBBE is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lunar Landing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CECBBE?

The RGB value is 206, 203, 190: 206 red, 203 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CECBBE?

The complementary color is #BEC1CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CECBBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.91:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CECBBE color

#CECBBE rgb(206, 203, 190)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 79.6% green and 74.5% blue (206, 203, 190).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 14% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 8% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Lunar Landing (#D2CFC1), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.91:1).

#CECBBE color codes

HEX	`#CECBBE`
RGB	`rgb(206, 203, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 79.6%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 14%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 8%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 8%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.59, -1.24, 6.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.59, 6.96, 100.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.103, 59.552, 57.244)`
Decimal	`13552574`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CECBBE, 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 #CECBBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CECBBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.91:1	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 #CECBBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cecbbe; }
.text { color: #cecbbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cecbbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 203 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cecbbe, #c9cebe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CECBBE?: #CECBBE is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lunar Landing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CECBBE?: The RGB value is 206, 203, 190: 206 red, 203 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CECBBE?: The complementary color is #BEC1CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CECBBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.91:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.