Chino Color
Chino is a yellow color with hex code #CEC7A7. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with chino, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Chino Color Values
What Does Chino Mean?
Chino belongs to the yellow family of colors. Yellow is the brightest thing in daylight, which makes it impossible to ignore and easy to overdo. School buses and hazard tape exist to exploit that visibility. In artwork, small amounts of yellow energize a piece; large fields of it tire the eye surprisingly fast. As a lighter shade, Chino reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Chino is classified as a gray (nearest centroid: yellowish gray, #BFB8A5).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Chino
Chino and #A7AECD are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #CDB3A7 and #C1CDA7, which sit beside chino on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair chino with triadic partners #A7CDC6 and #C6A7CD. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Akaroa —
#D4C4A8(Delta E 4) - Grain Brown —
#E4D5B7(Delta E 7) - Green Mist —
#CBD3B0(Delta E 7) - Foggy Grey —
#CBCAB6(Delta E 7) - Vanilla —
#D1BEA8(Delta E 7)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #CEC7A7; }
.background { background-color: #CEC7A7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #CEC7A7; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #CEC7A740; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for chino?
Chino has the hex code #CEC7A7. In RGB notation it is rgb(206, 199, 167), in HSL it is hsl(49, 28%, 73%), and its OKLCH value is 0.827, 0.044, 97.
What does the color chino mean?
Yellow-family colors like chino carry distinct psychological associations. Chino belongs to the yellow family of colors. Yellow is the brightest thing in daylight, which makes it impossible to ignore and easy to overdo. School buses and hazard tape exist to exploit that visibility. In artwork, small amounts of yellow energize a piece; large fields of it tire the eye surprisingly fast. As a lighter shade, Chino reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
What colors go with chino?
Chino has three easy routes: its complement #A7AECD for punch, its neighbors #CDB3A7 and #C1CDA7 for something calmer, or triadic partners #A7CDC6 and #C6A7CD when you want energy.
Is chino a standard web color?
No — Chino is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #CEC7A7 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make chino lighter or darker?
To lighten chino, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #F8F7F2 (lightest tint) to #272416 (darkest shade).
About Chino
Chino is classified as a Gray in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Yellow hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #CEC7A7 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.