What color is #CECCAC?

#CECCAC 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 #CECCAC?

The RGB value is 206, 204, 172: 206 red, 204 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CECCAC?

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

Is black or white text better on #CECCAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.86:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CECCAC color

#CECCAC rgb(206, 204, 172)

Shades of beige

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 80% green and 67.5% blue (206, 204, 172).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 26% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 17% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Crystal Palace (#D3CFAB), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.86:1).

#CECCAC color codes

HEX	`#CECCAC`
RGB	`rgb(206, 204, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 80%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 26%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 17%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 17%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.45, -4.67, 16.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.45, 16.89, 106.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.492, 59.287, 47.595)`
Decimal	`13552812`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CECCAC, 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 #CECCAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CECCAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.86:1	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 #CECCAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ceccac; }
.text { color: #ceccac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ceccac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 204 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ceccac, #bfceac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CECCAC?: #CECCAC 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 #CECCAC?: The RGB value is 206, 204, 172: 206 red, 204 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CECCAC?: The complementary color is #ACAECE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CECCAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.86:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.