What color is #CDA695?

#CDA695 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 #CDA695?

The RGB value is 205, 166, 149: 205 red, 166 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDA695?

The complementary color is #95BCCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDA695?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDA695 color

#CDA695 rgb(205, 166, 149)

Shades of brown

The hex color #CDA695 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 65.1% green and 58.4% blue (205, 166, 149).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 36% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 27% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Cashmere Clay (#CDA291), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.48:1).

#CDA695 color codes

HEX	`#CDA695`
RGB	`rgb(205, 166, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 65.1%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 36%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 27%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 27%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.16, 11.79, 14.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.16, 18.47, 50.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.239, 42.423, 34.286)`
Decimal	`13477525`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDA695, 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 #CDA695	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDA695 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.48:1	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 #CDA695 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cda695; }
.text { color: #cda695; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cda695; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 166 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cda695, #cdc295); }

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Questions

What color is #CDA695?: #CDA695 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 #CDA695?: The RGB value is 205, 166, 149: 205 red, 166 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDA695?: The complementary color is #95BCCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDA695?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.