What color is #CFCEBC?

#CFCEBC 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 #CFCEBC?

The RGB value is 207, 206, 188: 207 red, 206 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFCEBC?

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

Is black or white text better on #CFCEBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.21:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFCEBC color

#CFCEBC rgb(207, 206, 188)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 80.8% green and 73.7% blue (207, 206, 188).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 17% 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 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.21:1).

#CFCEBC color codes

HEX	`#CFCEBC`
RGB	`rgb(207, 206, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 80.8%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 17%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 9%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 9%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.4, -2.79, 9.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.4, 9.5, 107.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.879, 61.039, 56.352)`
Decimal	`13618876`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFCEBC, 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 #CFCEBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFCEBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.21:1	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 #CFCEBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfcebc; }
.text { color: #cfcebc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfcebc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 206 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfcebc, #c7cfbc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CFCEBC?: #CFCEBC 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 #CFCEBC?: The RGB value is 207, 206, 188: 207 red, 206 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFCEBC?: The complementary color is #BCBDCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFCEBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.21:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.