What color is #CECDBB?

#CECDBB 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 #CECDBB?

The RGB value is 206, 205, 187: 206 red, 205 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CECDBB?

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

Is black or white text better on #CECDBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.07:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CECDBB color

#CECDBB rgb(206, 205, 187)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 80.4% green and 73.3% blue (206, 205, 187).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 16% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Fog (#CBCAB6), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.07:1).

#CECDBB color codes

HEX	`#CECDBB`
RGB	`rgb(206, 205, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 80.4%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 16%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 9%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 9%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.04, -2.79, 9.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.04, 9.51, 107.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.253, 60.373, 55.694)`
Decimal	`13553083`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CECDBB, 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 #CECDBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CECDBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.07:1	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 #CECDBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cecdbb; }
.text { color: #cecdbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cecdbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 205 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cecdbb, #c5cebb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CECDBB?: #CECDBB 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 #CECDBB?: The RGB value is 206, 205, 187: 206 red, 205 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CECDBB?: The complementary color is #BBBCCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CECDBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.07:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.