What color is #CFCEC6?

#CFCEC6 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Silken Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFCEC6?

The RGB value is 207, 206, 198: 207 red, 206 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFCEC6?

The complementary color is #C6C7CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFCEC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.3:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFCEC6 color

#CFCEC6 rgb(207, 206, 198)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CFCEC6 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 80.8% green and 77.6% blue (207, 206, 198).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 9% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Silken Pebble (#D0D0C9), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.3:1).

#CFCEC6 color codes

HEX	`#CFCEC6`
RGB	`rgb(207, 206, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 80.8%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 9%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 4%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 4%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.64, -1.08, 4.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.64, 4.23, 104.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.995, 61.485, 62.228)`
Decimal	`13618886`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFCEC6, 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 #CFCEC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFCEC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.3:1	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 #CFCEC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfcec6; }
.text { color: #cfcec6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfcec6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 206 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfcec6, #cccfc6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CFCEC6?: #CFCEC6 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Silken Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFCEC6?: The RGB value is 207, 206, 198: 207 red, 206 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFCEC6?: The complementary color is #C6C7CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFCEC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.3:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.