What color is #CDA393?

#CDA393 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cashmere Clay. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDA393?

The RGB value is 205, 163, 147: 205 red, 163 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDA393?

The complementary color is #93BDCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDA393?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.26:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDA393 color

#CDA393 rgb(205, 163, 147)

Shades of brown

The hex color #CDA393 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 63.9% green and 57.6% blue (205, 163, 147).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 37% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 28% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Cashmere Clay (#CDA291), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.26:1).

#CDA393 color codes

HEX	`#CDA393`
RGB	`rgb(205, 163, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 63.9%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 37%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 28%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 28%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.37, 13.14, 14.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.37, 19.35, 47.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.541, 41.282, 33.273)`
Decimal	`13476755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDA393, 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 #CDA393	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDA393 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.26:1	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 #CDA393 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cda393; }
.text { color: #cda393; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cda393; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 163 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cda393, #cdc093); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #CDA393?: #CDA393 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cashmere Clay. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDA393?: The RGB value is 205, 163, 147: 205 red, 163 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDA393?: The complementary color is #93BDCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDA393?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.26:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.