What color is #CDAF90?

#CDAF90 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Baker’s Bread. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDAF90?

The RGB value is 205, 175, 144: 205 red, 175 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDAF90?

The complementary color is #90AECD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDAF90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.13:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDAF90 color

#CDAF90 rgb(205, 175, 144)

Shades of brown

The hex color #CDAF90 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 68.6% green and 56.5% blue (205, 175, 144).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 38% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 30% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Baker’s Bread (#D0B393), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.13:1).

#CDAF90 color codes

HEX	`#CDAF90`
RGB	`rgb(205, 175, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 68.6%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 38%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 30%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 30%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.32, 6.25, 19.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.32, 20.9, 72.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.542, 45.654, 32.793)`
Decimal	`13479824`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDAF90, 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 #CDAF90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDAF90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.13:1	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 #CDAF90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdaf90; }
.text { color: #cdaf90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdaf90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 175 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdaf90, #cdcd90); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CDAF90?: #CDAF90 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Baker’s Bread. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDAF90?: The RGB value is 205, 175, 144: 205 red, 175 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDAF90?: The complementary color is #90AECD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDAF90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.13:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.