Information about #CEC4AA color

#CEC4AA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CEC4AA falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(206, 196, 170) — 80.8% red, 76.9% green, 66.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 4 / 14 / 19. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#CEC4AA presents itself as a mildly saturated orange — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Sugar Loaf (#CCC2AB). Slightly further away sit Hitchhiker (#D0C7A8) and Quarter Hillary (#CAC5AC).

In RGB terms — rgb(206, 196, 170) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #CEC4AA: 12.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for white. No one has named #CEC4AA so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#CEC4AA color variations

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#CEC4AA color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #CEC4AA

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CEC4AA
  • RGB206, 196, 170
  • CMYK0, 4, 14, 19
  • CSSrgb(206, 196, 170)
  • HSL43°, 27%, 74%
  • HSL Precise43.333°, 26.866%, 73.725%
  • HSV43°, 17%, 81%
  • HSB43°, 17%, 81%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.808
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • GLSLvec3(0.808, 0.769, 0.667)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.808, 0.769, 0.667, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.808, 0.769, 0.667)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB76.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB66.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDCEC4AA
  • DECIMAL ID13550762
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01