What color is #CECDBC?

#CECDBC is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wishing Well. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CECDBC?

The RGB value is 206, 205, 188: 206 red, 205 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CECDBC?

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

Is black or white text better on #CECDBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.08:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CECDBC color

#CECDBC rgb(206, 205, 188)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 80.4% green and 73.7% blue (206, 205, 188).

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 Wishing Well (#D0D1C1), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.08:1).

#CECDBC color codes

HEX	`#CECDBC`
RGB	`rgb(206, 205, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 80.4%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 16%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 9%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 9%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.06, -2.62, 8.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.06, 8.98, 106.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.361, 60.416, 56.259)`
Decimal	`13553084`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CECDBC, 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 #CECDBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CECDBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.08:1	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 #CECDBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cecdbc; }
.text { color: #cecdbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cecdbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 205 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cecdbc, #c6cebc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CECDBC?: #CECDBC is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wishing Well. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CECDBC?: The RGB value is 206, 205, 188: 206 red, 205 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CECDBC?: The complementary color is #BCBDCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CECDBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.08:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.