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#CEAEA1 Color

#CEAEA1 is rgb(206, 174, 161) in RGB, hsl(17, 31%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 16%, 22%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Vanilla (#D1BEA8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CEAEA1
HEX#CEAEA1
RGBrgb(206, 174, 161)
HSLhsl(17, 31%, 72%)
HSVhsv(17, 22%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 16%, 22%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(77.5% 0.042 43.3)
LABlab(73.70% 10.49 11.24)
LCHlch(73.70% 15.38 46.97)

What #CEAEA1 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 #CEAEA1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Vanilla#D1BEA8ΔE 7.99Silver Pink#C4AEADΔE 8.08Dusty Rose#DCAE96ΔE 9.06Pale Chestnut#DDADAFΔE 9.48Tuscany#C09999ΔE 9.79Khaki (Web) (Khaki)#C3B091ΔE 10.17

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

#CEAEA1 Channel Values

How #CEAEA1 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 174 · B 1618-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 17° · S 31% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 17° · S 22% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 16% · Y 22% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.06:1 vs white · 10.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CEAEA1 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 text2.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CEAEA1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CEAEA1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CEAEA1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CEAEA1
Complementary
#A1C1CE
Analogous
#CEA1AB
Analogous
#CEC4A1
Triadic
#A1CEAE
Triadic
#AEA1CE
Split comp.
#A1CEC4
Split comp.
#A1ABCE

Tints & Shades of #CEAEA1

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

#D5BAAF
#DAC2B9
#E1CEC6
#E8D9D4
#EFE5E1
#F4EEEB

Shades

#BC9180
#AC7762
#905F4C
#6E493A
#4D3328
#2F1F19

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CEAEA1.

How #CEAEA1 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#CEAEA1
Protanopia#B4B4A1
Protanomaly#BFB2A1
Deuteranopia#B9B9A0
Deuteranomaly#C2B5A0
Tritanopia#CFACAC
Tritanomaly#CFADA8
Achromatopsia#B5B5B5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CEAEA1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ceaea1: #CEAEA1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CEAEA1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ceaea1': '#CEAEA1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.682, blue: 0.631)
Android XML<color name="color_ceaea1">#CEAEA1</color>
SVG fillfill="#CEAEA1"

More Orange Colors

#CEAEA1 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6bfff9f5967969fff9f0987456fff8f0987654fff8eb9b7653fff7ed9c8b6efff7ebc8ad7fdba875e3dac9eba675f1ddcff8dcd3fcf5eeff681fff9933ffb83dffd68affe7d1

#CEAEA1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CEAEA1?

#CEAEA1 is a light orange — rgb(206, 174, 161) in RGB and hsl(17, 31%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Vanilla (#D1BEA8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.99.

What is the RGB value of #CEAEA1?

#CEAEA1 is rgb(206, 174, 161) — red 206, green 174, and blue 161 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CEAEA1?

#CEAEA1 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 16%, 22%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CEAEA1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CEAEA1 scores 2.06:1 against white and 10.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CEAEA1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CEAEA1 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 12.9, which is visibly different.

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