HEX atlas value

#CECDC0

#CECDC0 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Limestone. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 206, 205, 192, HSL 56, 13%, 78%, has luminance 0.6059, and belongs to the muted group.

yellow warm muted

#CECDC0 Sample readable text

HEX #CECDC0

RGB rgb(206, 205, 192)

HSL hsl(56 13% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 0, 7, 19)

Luminance 0.6059

Contrast Black 13.12:1White 1.6:1

CSS

--color-cecdc0: #CECDC0;
.background-cecdc0 { background-color: #CECDC0; }
.text-cecdc0 { color: #CECDC0; }

Luminance0.6059

Black text13.12:1AA Pass

White text1.6:1AA 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

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#CECDC0","rgb":[206,205,192],"hsl":[56,13,78],"cmyk":[0,0,7,19],"luminance":0.6059,"contrast":{"black":13.12,"white":1.6}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.12,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.6,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F6F6F3","hex":"#F6F6F3","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.4,"contrastWhite":1.08,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#DBD8B3","hex":"#DBD8B3","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.49,"contrastWhite":1.45,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"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":"Oat","hex":"#D8CAB8","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.06,"contrastWhite":1.61,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","muted","muted yellow","Limestone adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/cecdc0.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/limestone.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/oat.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/silver.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#C0C1CE","analogous":["#CEC6C0","#C8CEC0"],"triadic":["#C0CECD","#CDC0CE"],"tetradic":["#C0CEC6","#C0C1CE","#CEC0C8"],"splitComplementary":["#C0C8CE","#C6C0CE"],"monochromatic":["#F6F6F3","#CECDC0","#A6A48C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F6F6F3","dark":"#A6A48C","saturated":"#DBD8B3","desaturated":"#C7C7C7","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFFAB8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"limestone","name":"Limestone","hex":"#D8D2C4","distance":11.874342087037917},{"slug":"oat","name":"Oat","hex":"#D8CAB8","distance":13.152946437965905},{"slug":"silver","name":"Silver","hex":"#C0C0C0","distance":19.1049731745428},{"slug":"mica","name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","distance":19.79898987322333},{"slug":"light-gray","name":"Light Gray","hex":"#D3D3D3","distance":20.54263858417414}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CECDC0

#CECDC0 is classified as a warm yellow value with muted visual character. #CECDC0 is visually closest to Limestone, a named orange color with HEX #D8D2C4.

The RGB channels are 206, 205, and 192, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 56deg 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 0.6059, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 11.87, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.12:1AA Pass

White text1.6:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CECDC0 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.12:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.6:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F6F6F3#000000 text · best 19.4:1#F6F6F3

#DBD8B3#000000 text · best 14.49:1#DBD8B3

Light Grey#000000 text · best 14.03:1#D3D3D3

Limestone#000000 text · best 13.94:1#D8D2C4

Oat#000000 text · best 13.06:1#D8CAB8

Generated Palette

#CECDC0#CECDC0

#C0C1CE#C0C1CE

#CEC6C0#CEC6C0

#C8CEC0#C8CEC0

#F6F6F3#F6F6F3

#A6A48C#A6A48C

Color Harmonies

#C0C1CE#C0C1CE

#CEC6C0#CEC6C0

#C8CEC0#C8CEC0

#C0CECD#C0CECD

#CDC0CE#CDC0CE

Variants

#F6F6F3#F6F6F3

#A6A48C#A6A48C

#DBD8B3#DBD8B3

#C7C7C7#C7C7C7

White#FFFFFF

#FFFAB8#FFFAB8

Nearest Named Colors

Limestone#D8D2C4

Oat#D8CAB8

Silver#C0C0C0

Mica#D8C7B0

Light Gray#D3D3D3

#CECDC0

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CECDC0

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

Related HEX Guides