What color is #CECCB9?

#CECCB9 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tropical Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CECCB9?

The RGB value is 206, 204, 185: 206 red, 204 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CECCB9?

The complementary color is #B9BBCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CECCB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.96:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CECCB9 color

#CECCB9 rgb(206, 204, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CECCB9 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 80% green and 72.5% blue (206, 204, 185).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 18% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 10% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Fog (#CBCAB6), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.96:1).

#CECCB9 color codes

HEX	`#CECCB9`
RGB	`rgb(206, 204, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 80%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 18%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 10%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 10%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.74, -2.6, 9.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.74, 10.06, 104.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.802, 59.811, 54.494)`
Decimal	`13552825`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CECCB9, 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 #CECCB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CECCB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.96:1	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 #CECCB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ceccb9; }
.text { color: #ceccb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ceccb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 204 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ceccb9, #c5ceb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CECCB9?: #CECCB9 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tropical Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CECCB9?: The RGB value is 206, 204, 185: 206 red, 204 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CECCB9?: The complementary color is #B9BBCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CECCB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.96:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.