What color is #CDA68F?

#CDA68F is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Frappé. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDA68F?

The RGB value is 205, 166, 143: 205 red, 166 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDA68F?

The complementary color is #8FB6CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDA68F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.45:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDA68F color

#CDA68F rgb(205, 166, 143)

Shades of brown

The hex color #CDA68F is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 65.1% green and 56.1% blue (205, 166, 143).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 38% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 30% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Frappé (#CEAE99), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.45:1).

#CDA68F color codes

HEX	`#CDA68F`
RGB	`rgb(205, 166, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 65.1%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 38%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 30%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 30%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.03, 10.97, 17.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.03, 20.51, 57.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.772, 42.237, 31.828)`
Decimal	`13477519`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDA68F, 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 #CDA68F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDA68F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.45:1	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 #CDA68F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cda68f; }
.text { color: #cda68f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cda68f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 166 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cda68f, #cdc58f); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #CDA68F?: #CDA68F is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Frappé. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDA68F?: The RGB value is 205, 166, 143: 205 red, 166 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDA68F?: The complementary color is #8FB6CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDA68F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.45:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.