What color is #CECDB5?

#CECDB5 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 #CECDB5?

The RGB value is 206, 205, 181: 206 red, 205 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CECDB5?

The complementary color is #B5B6CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CECDB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.02:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CECDB5 color

#CECDB5 rgb(206, 205, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CECDB5 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 80.4% green and 71% blue (206, 205, 181).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 20% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Fog (#CBCAB6), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.02:1).

#CECDB5 color codes

HEX	`#CECDB5`
RGB	`rgb(206, 205, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 80.4%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 20%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 12%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 12%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.9, -3.77, 12.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.9, 12.66, 107.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.625, 60.121, 52.381)`
Decimal	`13553077`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CECDB5, 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 #CECDB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CECDB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.02:1	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 #CECDB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cecdb5; }
.text { color: #cecdb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cecdb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 205 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cecdb5, #c2ceb5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CECDB5?: #CECDB5 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 #CECDB5?: The RGB value is 206, 205, 181: 206 red, 205 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CECDB5?: The complementary color is #B5B6CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CECDB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.02:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.