What color is #CFD1B2?

#CFD1B2 is a light, desaturated yellow known as Bitter Melon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Bitter Melon?

The RGB value is 207, 209, 178: 207 red, 209 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Bitter Melon?

The complementary color is #B4B2D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFD1B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.42:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Bitter Melon color: hex code #CFD1B2

#CFD1B2 rgb(207, 209, 178)

Shades of yellow

Bitter Melon has the hex code #CFD1B2. It is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 82% green and 69.8% blue (207, 209, 178).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 25% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 18% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.42:1).

Bitter Melon (#CFD1B2) color codes

HEX	`#CFD1B2`
RGB	`rgb(207, 209, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 82%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 25%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 15%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 15%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.96, -5.96, 15.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.96, 16.31, 111.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.568, 62.081, 51.114)`
Decimal	`13619634`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Bitter Melon, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #CFD1B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFD1B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #CFD1B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfd1b2; }
.text { color: #cfd1b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfd1b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 209 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfd1b2, #c0d1b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

See #CFD1B2 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CFD1B2?: #CFD1B2 is a light, desaturated yellow known as Bitter Melon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Bitter Melon?: The RGB value is 207, 209, 178: 207 red, 209 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Bitter Melon?: The complementary color is #B4B2D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFD1B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.42:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.