What color is #CECFBB?

#CECFBB 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 #CECFBB?

The RGB value is 206, 207, 187: 206 red, 207 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CECFBB?

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

Is black or white text better on #CECFBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.27:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CECFBB color

#CECFBB rgb(206, 207, 187)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 81.2% green and 73.3% blue (206, 207, 187).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 17% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Fog (#CBCAB6), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.27:1).

#CECFBB color codes

HEX	`#CECFBB`
RGB	`rgb(206, 207, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 81.2%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 17%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 10%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 10%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.56, -3.83, 9.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.56, 10.55, 111.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.735, 61.336, 55.854)`
Decimal	`13553595`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CECFBB, 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 #CECFBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CECFBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.27:1	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 #CECFBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cecfbb; }
.text { color: #cecfbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cecfbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 207 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cecfbb, #c4cfbb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CECFBB?: #CECFBB 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 #CECFBB?: The RGB value is 206, 207, 187: 206 red, 207 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CECFBB?: The complementary color is #BCBBCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CECFBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.27:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.