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HEX atlas value

#CEC9C0

#CEC9C0 is a warm orange HEX color close to Oat. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 206, 201, 192, HSL 39, 13%, 78%, has luminance 0.587, and belongs to the muted group.

orangewarmmuted
#CEC9C0 Sample readable text
HEX #CEC9C0
RGB rgb(206, 201, 192)
HSL hsl(39 13% 78%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 2, 7, 19)
Luminance 0.587
Contrast Black 12.74:1White 1.65:1

CSS

--color-cec9c0: #CEC9C0;
.background-cec9c0 { background-color: #CEC9C0; }
.text-cec9c0 { color: #CEC9C0; }

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.587
Black text12.74:1AA Pass
White text1.65:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#CEC9C0","rgb":[206,201,192],"hsl":[39,13,78],"cmyk":[0,2,7,19],"luminance":0.587,"contrast":{"black":12.74,"white":1.65}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.74,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.65,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#F6F5F3","hex":"#F6F5F3","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.27,"contrastWhite":1.09,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Light Grey","hex":"#D3D3D3","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.03,"contrastWhite":1.5,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Limestone","hex":"#D8D2C4","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.94,"contrastWhite":1.51,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#DBCDB3","hex":"#DBCDB3","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.4,"contrastWhite":1.57,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#CCCEC0","hex":"#CCCEC0","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.16,"contrastWhite":1.6,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","muted","muted orange","Oat adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/cec9c0.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/oat.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/limestone.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/silver.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#C0C5CE","analogous":["#CEC2C0","#CCCEC0"],"triadic":["#C0CEC9","#C9C0CE"],"tetradic":["#C0CEC2","#C0C5CE","#CEC0CC"],"splitComplementary":["#C0CCCE","#C2C0CE"],"monochromatic":["#F6F5F3","#CEC9C0","#A69D8C"]}
Variants
{"light":"#F6F5F3","dark":"#A69D8C","saturated":"#DBCDB3","desaturated":"#C7C7C7","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFE6B8"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"oat","name":"Oat","hex":"#D8CAB8","distance":12.84523257866513},{"slug":"limestone","name":"Limestone","hex":"#D8D2C4","distance":14.035668847618199},{"slug":"silver","name":"Silver","hex":"#C0C0C0","distance":16.64331697709324},{"slug":"mica","name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","distance":18.973665961010276},{"slug":"light-gray","name":"Light Gray","hex":"#D3D3D3","distance":22.045407685048602}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #CEC9C0

#CEC9C0 is classified as a warm orange value with muted visual character. #CEC9C0 is visually closest to Oat, a named orange color with HEX #D8CAB8.

The RGB channels are 206, 201, and 192, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 39deg with 13% saturation and 78% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, light atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.587, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.85, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.74:1AA Pass
White text1.65:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CEC9C0 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.74:1 · AAA
White text#FFFFFF1.65:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F6F5F3#000000 text · best 19.27:1#F6F5F3
Light Grey#000000 text · best 14.03:1#D3D3D3
Limestone#000000 text · best 13.94:1#D8D2C4
#DBCDB3#000000 text · best 13.4:1#DBCDB3
#CCCEC0#000000 text · best 13.16:1#CCCEC0

Generated Palette

#CEC9C0#CEC9C0
#C0C5CE#C0C5CE
#CEC2C0#CEC2C0
#CCCEC0#CCCEC0
#F6F5F3#F6F5F3
#A69D8C#A69D8C

Color Harmonies

#C0C5CE#C0C5CE
#CEC2C0#CEC2C0
#CCCEC0#CCCEC0
#C0CEC9#C0CEC9
#C9C0CE#C9C0CE

Variants

#F6F5F3#F6F5F3
#A69D8C#A69D8C
#DBCDB3#DBCDB3
#C7C7C7#C7C7C7
White#FFFFFF
#FFE6B8#FFE6B8

Nearest Named Colors

Oat#D8CAB8
Limestone#D8D2C4
Silver#C0C0C0
Mica#D8C7B0
Light Gray#D3D3D3

Related HEX Guides

Oat colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #D8CAB8.Limestone colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #D8D2C4.Silver colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #C0C0C0.Orange color familyBrowse named orange colors related to this HEX value.Warm colorsExplore colors with similar temperature behavior.Muted colorsFind colors in the muted group.Color palettesBrowse palette systems related to generated color combinations.Compare colorsCompare named colors near this HEX value.Accessible colorsBrowse WCAG-friendly named colors and safe text options.#CEC9C0 APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.