What color is #CECFA2?

#CECFA2 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Court-Bouillon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CECFA2?

The RGB value is 206, 207, 162: 206 red, 207 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CECFA2?

The complementary color is #A3A2CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CECFA2?

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.

#CECFA2 color

#CECFA2 rgb(206, 207, 162)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CECFA2 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 81.2% green and 63.5% blue (206, 207, 162).

Its hue angle is 61°, with 32% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Court-Bouillon (#CECB97), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#CECFA2 color codes

HEX	`#CECFA2`
RGB	`rgb(206, 207, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 81.2%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(61, 32%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(61, 22%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 22%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.03, -7.7, 22.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.03, 23.62, 109.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.288, 60.357, 42.966)`
Decimal	`13553570`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CECFA2, 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 #CECFA2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CECFA2 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 #CECFA2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cecfa2; }
.text { color: #cecfa2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cecfa2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 207 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cecfa2, #b8cfa2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #CECFA2?: #CECFA2 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Court-Bouillon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CECFA2?: The RGB value is 206, 207, 162: 206 red, 207 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CECFA2?: The complementary color is #A3A2CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CECFA2?: 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.