What color is #CECEB3?

#CECEB3 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bitter Melon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CECEB3?

The RGB value is 206, 206, 179: 206 red, 206 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CECEB3?

The complementary color is #B3B3CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CECEB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.1:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CECEB3 color

#CECEB3 rgb(206, 206, 179)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CECEB3 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 80.8% green and 70.2% blue (206, 206, 179).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 22% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Melon (#CFD1B2), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.1:1).

#CECEB3 color codes

HEX	`#CECEB3`
RGB	`rgb(206, 206, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 80.8%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 22%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 13%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 13%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.12, -4.61, 13.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.12, 14.22, 108.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.661, 60.52, 51.388)`
Decimal	`13553331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CECEB3, 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 #CECEB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CECEB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.1:1	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 #CECEB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ceceb3; }
.text { color: #ceceb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ceceb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 206 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ceceb3, #c1ceb3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CECEB3?: #CECEB3 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bitter Melon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CECEB3?: The RGB value is 206, 206, 179: 206 red, 206 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CECEB3?: The complementary color is #B3B3CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CECEB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.1:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.