What color is #CECCA2?

#CECCA2 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Crystal Palace. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CECCA2?

The RGB value is 206, 204, 162: 206 red, 204 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CECCA2?

The complementary color is #A2A4CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CECCA2?

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.

#CECCA2 color

#CECCA2 rgb(206, 204, 162)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CECCA2 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 80% green and 63.5% blue (206, 204, 162).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 31% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 21% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Crystal Palace (#D3CFAB), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#CECCA2 color codes

HEX	`#CECCA2`
RGB	`rgb(206, 204, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 80%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 31%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 21%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 21%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.25, -6.16, 21.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.25, 22.12, 106.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.568, 58.917, 42.726)`
Decimal	`13552802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CECCA2, 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 #CECCA2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CECCA2 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 #CECCA2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cecca2; }
.text { color: #cecca2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cecca2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 204 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cecca2, #bacea2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #CECCA2?: #CECCA2 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Crystal Palace. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CECCA2?: The RGB value is 206, 204, 162: 206 red, 204 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CECCA2?: The complementary color is #A2A4CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CECCA2?: 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.