What color is #CDAA9B?

#CDAA9B 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 #CDAA9B?

The RGB value is 205, 170, 155: 205 red, 170 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDAA9B?

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

Is black or white text better on #CDAA9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.82:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDAA9B color

#CDAA9B rgb(205, 170, 155)

Shades of brown

The hex color #CDAA9B is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 66.7% green and 60.8% blue (205, 170, 155).

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

The closest named color is Cashmere Clay (#CDA291), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.82:1).

#CDAA9B color codes

HEX	`#CDAA9B`
RGB	`rgb(205, 170, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 66.7%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 33%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 24%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 24%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.29, 10.47, 12.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.29, 16.32, 50.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.468, 44.097, 37.12)`
Decimal	`13478555`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDAA9B, 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 #CDAA9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDAA9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.82:1	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 #CDAA9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdaa9b; }
.text { color: #cdaa9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdaa9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 170 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdaa9b, #cdc39b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CDAA9B?: #CDAA9B 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 #CDAA9B?: The RGB value is 205, 170, 155: 205 red, 170 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDAA9B?: The complementary color is #9BBECD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDAA9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.82:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.