What color is #CD967B?

#CD967B is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Beauty and the Beach. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CD967B?

The RGB value is 205, 150, 123: 205 red, 150 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CD967B?

The complementary color is #7BB2CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CD967B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CD967B color

#CD967B rgb(205, 150, 123)

Shades of orange

The hex color #CD967B is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 58.8% green and 48.2% blue (205, 150, 123).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 45% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 40% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Beauty and the Beach (#C99680), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.24:1).

#CD967B color codes

HEX	`#CD967B`
RGB	`rgb(205, 150, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 58.8%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 45%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 40%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 40%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.69, 17.2, 22.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.69, 28.22, 52.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.66, 36.224, 23.638)`
Decimal	`13473403`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CD967B, 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 #CD967B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CD967B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.24:1	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 #CD967B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cd967b; }
.text { color: #cd967b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cd967b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 150 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cd967b, #cdbf7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Salmon.

Questions

What color is #CD967B?: #CD967B is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Beauty and the Beach. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CD967B?: The RGB value is 205, 150, 123: 205 red, 150 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CD967B?: The complementary color is #7BB2CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CD967B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.