What color is #CDA291?

#CDA291 is a light, desaturated orange known as Cashmere Clay. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cashmere Clay?

The RGB value is 205, 162, 145: 205 red, 162 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cashmere Clay?

The complementary color is #91BCCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDA291?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.17:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cashmere Clay color: hex code #CDA291

#CDA291 rgb(205, 162, 145)

Shades of brown

Cashmere Clay has the hex code #CDA291. It is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 63.5% green and 56.9% blue (205, 162, 145).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 38% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 29% yellow and 20% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.17:1).

Cashmere Clay (#CDA291) color codes

HEX	`#CDA291`
RGB	`rgb(205, 162, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 63.5%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 38%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 29%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 29%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.08, 13.41, 14.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.08, 20.05, 48.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.209, 40.866, 32.395)`
Decimal	`13476497`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cashmere Clay, 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 #CDA291	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDA291 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.17:1	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 #CDA291 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cda291; }
.text { color: #cda291; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cda291; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 162 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cda291, #cdc091); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #CDA291 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CDA291?: #CDA291 is a light, desaturated orange known as Cashmere Clay. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cashmere Clay?: The RGB value is 205, 162, 145: 205 red, 162 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cashmere Clay?: The complementary color is #91BCCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDA291?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.17:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.