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#CE856E closest to Muted Clay

#CE856E is a light, moderately saturated red; the closest named color is Muted Clay. In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 52.2% green and 43.1% blue (rgb(206, 133, 110)). Its HSL value is 14° hue, 49% saturation and 62% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 47% yellow and 19% black. #CE856E is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.20:1.

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Variations of #CE856E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#CE856E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#CE856E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CE856E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 83% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A89D6D
  • Protanopia 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #978E6C
  • Protanomaly 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A98D6C
  • Deuteranopia 83% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A89D6D
  • Deuteranomaly 89% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B4956D
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DE7A7F
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #D58076
  • Achromatopsia 81% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #979797
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A7938E

#CE856E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.91:1 Very poor#CE856E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.20:1 Very good#CE856E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CE856E in CSS

/* Muted Clay */
.color { color: #CE856E; }
.background { background-color: #CE856E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CE856E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(206 133 110);
color: hsl(14 49% 62%);
color: oklch(0.687 0.097 38.2);

#CE856E FAQ

What color is #CE856E?

#CE856E is a light, moderately saturated red. Its closest named color is Muted Clay. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #CE856E?

#CE856E is rgb(206, 133, 110) in RGB, hsl(14, 49%, 62%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 35%, 47%, 19%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CE856E?

The complementary color of #CE856E is #6EB7CE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CE856E?

Black text has the best contrast on #CE856E: 7.20:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CE856E a warm or cool color?

#CE856E is a warm color.