What color is #CDAD85?

#CDAD85 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Sheaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDAD85?

The RGB value is 205, 173, 133: 205 red, 173 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDAD85?

The complementary color is #85A5CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDAD85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDAD85 color

#CDAD85 rgb(205, 173, 133)

Shades of brown

The hex color #CDAD85 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 67.8% green and 52.2% blue (205, 173, 133).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 42% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 35% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Sheaf (#D2AE84), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.91:1).

#CDAD85 color codes

HEX	`#CDAD85`
RGB	`rgb(205, 173, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 67.8%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 42%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 35%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 35%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.6, 5.92, 24.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.6, 25.6, 76.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.355, 44.562, 28.451)`
Decimal	`13479301`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDAD85, 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 #CDAD85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDAD85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.91:1	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 #CDAD85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdad85; }
.text { color: #cdad85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdad85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 173 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdad85, #c9cd85); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #CDAD85?: #CDAD85 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Sheaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDAD85?: The RGB value is 205, 173, 133: 205 red, 173 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDAD85?: The complementary color is #85A5CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDAD85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.