#CEC9AB Hex Color

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Color Name

Sandstone*

Hex Color Code

#CEC9AB

RGB Color Code

RGB(206, 201, 171)

CMYK Values*

0.0%, 2.4%, 17.0%, 19.2%

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#CEC9AB hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is CEC9AB?

The RGB color code for color number #CEC9AB is RGB(206, 201, 171). In the RGB color model, #CEC9AB has a red value of 206, a green value of 201, and a blue value of 171. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 2.4% magenta, 17.0% yellow, and 19.2% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 51.4° (degrees), 26.3 % saturation, and 73.9 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #CEC9AB has a hue of 51.4° (degrees), 17.0 % saturation and 80.8 % brightness/value.

Color CEC9AB is cool or warm?

Color CEC9AB is a warm color.

What is the LRV of #CEC9AB? (For interior and product design)

CEC9AB has an LRV of nearly 58. By LRV value, it is a medium light color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

#CEC9AB

LRV 58

Light Color

Compare LRV 58 of #CEC9AB with dark and light color

Is #CEC9AB Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color CEC9AB meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #CEC9AB color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #CEC9AB

Hex triplet: #CEC9AB
Red: CE
Green: C9
Blue: AB

RGBA / RGB rgb(206, 201, 171)

Red: 206 (80.8%)
Green: 201 (78.8%)
Blue: 171 (67.1%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 0.00%
Magenta: 2.43%
Yellow: 16.99%
Key: 19.22%

HSL hsl(51.43deg, 26.3 %, 73.9 %)

Hue: 51.43°
Saturation: 26.32 %
Lightness: 73.92 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 51.43°
Saturation: 16.99 %
Brightness / Value: 80.78 %

RYB ryb(27, 71, 36)

Red: 27 (10.5%)
Yellow: 71 (27.8%)
Blue: 36 (14.0%)

HWB

Hue: 51.43°
Whiteness: 67.06 %
Blackness: 19.22 %

CMY

Cyan: 19.22%
Magenta: 21.18%
Yellow: 32.94%

XYZ

X: 53.69
Y: 57.84
Z: 46.86

YXY

Y1: 57.84
X: 0.34
Y2: 0.37

CIE-Lab

L: 80.65
A: -3.26
B: 15.63

CIE-Lch

L: 80.65
C: 15.97
H: 101.78

CIE-Luv

L: 80.65
U: 4.64
V: 22.94

Hunter-Lab

L: 76.05
A: -7.07
B: 16.7

Other

LRV: ~ 57.8 %
Munsell Color System: 2.9GY 7.9/2.7

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Color Name of HEX #CEC9AB

These are the named colors closest to hex CEC9AB, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#C7C0A7 Color Sandstone

97.07% match | ΔE 2.93

#D4D2AD Color Dark Cream

96.81% match | ΔE 3.19

#CCCCB7 Color Dark Beige

96.48% match | ΔE 3.52

#DECC9C Color Lion

93.59% match | ΔE 6.41

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to CEC9AB.

#CAC7A7 Color PANTONE 454 C

98.68% match | ΔE 1.32

#CDC4A9 Color PANTONE 4246 C

97.51% match | ΔE 2.49

#C3C6A8 Color PANTONE 5803 C

96.42% match | ΔE 3.58

#D0D1AB Color PANTONE 5807 C

96.13% match | ΔE 3.87

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to CEC9AB.

#D2CBAF Color PANTONE 13-0611 TCX - Moth

98.62% match | ΔE 1.38

#CAC4A4 Color PANTONE 14-0615 TCX - Green Haze

98.57% match | ΔE 1.43

#D2CAAF Color PANTONE 13-1007 TCX - Oyster White

98.07% match | ΔE 1.93

#D2CDB4 Color PANTONE 12-0311 TCX - Asparagus Green

98.01% match | ΔE 1.99

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to CEC9AB.

#CCC7B1 Color RAL 100 80 10 - Pale Beige

97.27% match | ΔE 2.73

#D2CAA1 Color RAL 100 80 20 - Soft Green

96.77% match | ΔE 3.23

#D3C7A1 Color RAL 095 80 20 - Pale Olive

96.60% match | ΔE 3.40

#CDC7B4 Color RAL 095 80 10 - Sapphire Light Yellow

96.00% match | ΔE 4.00

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to CEC9AB.

#DAC9AF Color BS 06-A-03 - Grey

93.83% match | ΔE 6.17

#BEB7A7 Color BS 00-A-03 - Grey

93.13% match | ΔE 6.87

#B8B7A8 Color BS 12-B-19 - Beige

93.03% match | ΔE 6.97

#E5E4D0 Color BS 12-B-15 - Seafoam

92.74% match | ΔE 7.26

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to CEC9AB.

#E3D9C6 Color RAL 1013 - Oyster White

93.29% match | ΔE 6.71

#E6D2B5 Color RAL 1015 - Light Ivory

92.54% match | ΔE 7.46

#CDBA88 Color RAL 1000 - Green Beige

92.24% match | ΔE 7.76

#DDC49A Color RAL 1014 - Ivory

92.07% match | ΔE 7.93

Paint color for Hex #CEC9AB

These are the real paint colors closest to hex CEC9AB from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from CEC9AB once it is on a wall.

Valspar

Hex color CEC9AB similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #CEC9AB to Valspar

#CEC8AA Color Wild Hillside (V095-2)

99.51% match | ΔE 0.49

#CFCAA7 Color Archisa (8003-28C)

98.47% match | ΔE 1.53

#D3CEB3 Color Platinum Sage (8003-27B)

98.38% match | ΔE 1.62

#CBC5AD Color Shaken or Stirred? (T640)

97.69% match | ΔE 2.31

Behr

Hex color CEC9AB similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #CEC9AB to Behr

#CECBAE Color Cilantro Cream (PPU9-18)

99.03% match | ΔE 0.97

#D4CFB2 Color Pale Ivy (MQ6-55)

98.47% match | ΔE 1.53

#D5D0B4 Color Windmill (S350-2)

98.13% match | ΔE 1.87

#D0CDA9 Color Hybrid (S340-3)

97.76% match | ΔE 2.24

Benjamin Moore

Hex color CEC9AB similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #CEC9AB to Benjamin Moore

#CEC7AA Color Richmond Gray (HC-96)

98.91% match | ΔE 1.09

#CDCAB2 Color Moon Shadow (1516)

97.96% match | ΔE 2.04

#CBCBAD Color Harbor Town (493)

97.84% match | ΔE 2.16

#CBC7B0 Color Camouflage (2143-40)

97.67% match | ΔE 2.33

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color CEC9AB similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #CEC9AB to Dunn-Edwards

#C7C4A5 Color Sea Glass (DEC 775)

98.31% match | ΔE 1.69

#CCC7A1 Color Floating Lily Pad (DE 5493)

97.52% match | ΔE 2.48

#D5CDB4 Color Ecru Wealth (DET 635)

97.28% match | ΔE 2.72

#C7C7A1 Color Watercress (DE 5528)

96.55% match | ΔE 3.45

PPG Paints

Hex color CEC9AB similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #CEC9AB to PPG Paints

#D0CCA9 Color Canary Grass (PPG1114-3)

98.26% match | ΔE 1.74

#D1CEB4 Color Silver Sage (PPG1113-2)

98.12% match | ΔE 1.88

#C5C1A3 Color Northern Landscape (PPG1113-3)

97.88% match | ΔE 2.12

#D0CBB6 Color Skipping Stone (PPG1027-2)

96.84% match | ΔE 3.16

Sherwin Williams

Hex color CEC9AB similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #CEC9AB to Sherwin Williams

#CDCDB4 Color Acanthus (SW 0029)

97.34% match | ΔE 2.66

#CDC4AE Color Cargo Pants (SW 7738)

96.16% match | ΔE 3.84

#DFD4B0 Color Rice Paddy (SW 6414)

96.04% match | ΔE 3.96

#D1CCB9 Color Ancient Marble (SW 6162)

96.03% match | ΔE 3.97

Farrow & Ball

Hex color CEC9AB similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #CEC9AB to Farrow & Ball

#D0D0B7 Color Vichyssoise (9909)

97.03% match | ΔE 2.97

#CFCAB5 Color Skimmed Milk White (W7)

96.88% match | ΔE 3.12

#C6C0AA Color Bone (15)

96.48% match | ΔE 3.52

#C1C3A4 Color Cooking Apple Green (32)

96.42% match | ΔE 3.58

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#CEC9AB color palettes and scheme combination

8D8553

A8A06B

BBB48B

CEC9AB

E1DECB

F4F2EB

FFFFFF

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

CEABB0

CEB8AB

CEC9AB

C2CEAB

B0CEAB

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

CEC9AB

ABCEC9

C9ABCE

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

CEC9AB

ABCEB8

ABB0CE

CEABC1

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

CEC9AB

D2CEB3

D7D3BB

DCD9C4

E1DECC

E6E4D5

EBE9DD

F0EEE5

F5F4EE

FAF9F6

FFFFFF

Sandstone* - #CEC9AB Tints

CEC9AB

B9B499

A4A088

908C77

7B7866

676455

525044

3D3C33

292822

141411

000000

Sandstone* - #CEC9AB Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#CEC9AB

Sandstone*

#ABB0CE

Maximum Blue Purple*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of #CEC9AB?

Color that best contrast with #CEC9AB is #ABB0CE, color name is Maximum Blue Purple*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.