What color is #CDACA0?

#CDACA0 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Garden Snail. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDACA0?

The RGB value is 205, 172, 160: 205 red, 172 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDACA0?

The complementary color is #A0C1CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDACA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDACA0 color

#CDACA0 rgb(205, 172, 160)

Shades of brown

The hex color #CDACA0 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 67.5% green and 62.7% blue (205, 172, 160).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 31% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 22% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Garden Snail (#CDB1AB), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10:1).

#CDACA0 color codes

HEX	`#CDACA0`
RGB	`rgb(205, 172, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 67.5%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 31%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 22%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 22%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.91, 10.12, 10.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.91, 14.69, 46.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.275, 45.024, 39.504)`
Decimal	`13479072`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDACA0, 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 #CDACA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDACA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10:1	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 #CDACA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdaca0; }
.text { color: #cdaca0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdaca0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 172 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdaca0, #cdc3a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Rose.

Questions

What color is #CDACA0?: #CDACA0 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Garden Snail. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDACA0?: The RGB value is 205, 172, 160: 205 red, 172 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDACA0?: The complementary color is #A0C1CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDACA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.