What color is #CDA99B?

#CDA99B 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 #CDA99B?

The RGB value is 205, 169, 155: 205 red, 169 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDA99B?

The complementary color is #9BBFCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDA99B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDA99B color

#CDA99B rgb(205, 169, 155)

Shades of brown

The hex color #CDA99B is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 66.3% green and 60.8% blue (205, 169, 155).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 33% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 24% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Cashmere Clay (#CDA291), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.74:1).

#CDA99B color codes

HEX	`#CDA99B`
RGB	`rgb(205, 169, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 66.3%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 33%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 24%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 24%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.04, 11.01, 12.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.04, 16.41, 47.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.282, 43.723, 37.058)`
Decimal	`13478299`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDA99B, 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 #CDA99B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDA99B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.74:1	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 #CDA99B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cda99b; }
.text { color: #cda99b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cda99b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 169 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cda99b, #cdc29b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CDA99B?: #CDA99B 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 #CDA99B?: The RGB value is 205, 169, 155: 205 red, 169 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDA99B?: The complementary color is #9BBFCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDA99B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.