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#CEA1AA Color

#CEA1AA is rgb(206, 161, 170) in RGB, hsl(348, 31%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 22%, 17%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Chestnut (#DDADAF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CEA1AA
HEX#CEA1AA
RGBrgb(206, 161, 170)
HSLhsl(348, 31%, 72%)
HSVhsv(348, 22%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 22%, 17%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(75.3% 0.054 5.1)
LABlab(70.68% 18.18 2.05)
LCHlch(70.68% 18.29 6.44)

What #CEA1AA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #CEA1AA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Chestnut#DDADAFΔE 6.06Tuscany#C09999ΔE 6.22Pastel Pink#DEA5A4ΔE 8.31Rosy Brown#BC8F8FΔE 8.48Silver Pink#C4AEADΔE 10.48Cameo Pink#EFBBCCΔE 11.19

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#CEA1AA Channel Values

How #CEA1AA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 206 · G 161 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 348° · S 31% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 348° · S 22% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 22% · Y 17% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.26:1 vs white · 9.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CEA1AA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CEA1AA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CEA1AA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CEA1AA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CEA1AA
Complementary
#A1CEC5
Analogous
#CEA1C0
Analogous
#CEAFA1
Triadic
#AACEA1
Triadic
#A1AACE
Split comp.
#A1CEAF
Split comp.
#A1C0CE

Tints & Shades of #CEA1AA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D5AFB6
#DAB9BF
#E1C6CC
#E8D4D8
#EFE1E4
#F4EBED

Shades

#BC808C
#AC6271
#904C59
#6E3A44
#4D2830
#2F191D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CEA1AA.

How #CEA1AA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CEA1AA
Protanopia#AAAAAA
Protanomaly#B9A6AA
Deuteranopia#B2B2A9
Deuteranomaly#BEABA9
Tritanopia#CDA2A2
Tritanomaly#CDA2A5
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CEA1AA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-cea1aa: #CEA1AA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CEA1AA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cea1aa': '#CEA1AA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.631, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_cea1aa">#CEA1AA</color>
SVG fillfill="#CEA1AA"

More Red Colors

#CEA1AA sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#CEA1AA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CEA1AA?

#CEA1AA is a light red — rgb(206, 161, 170) in RGB and hsl(348, 31%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Chestnut (#DDADAF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.06.

What is the RGB value of #CEA1AA?

#CEA1AA is rgb(206, 161, 170) — red 206, green 161, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CEA1AA?

#CEA1AA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 22%, 17%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CEA1AA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CEA1AA scores 2.26:1 against white and 9.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CEA1AA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CEA1AA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 8.48, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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