What color is #CDB19F?

#CDB19F is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Soba. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDB19F?

The RGB value is 205, 177, 159: 205 red, 177 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDB19F?

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

Is black or white text better on #CDB19F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.39:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDB19F color

#CDB19F rgb(205, 177, 159)

Shades of brown

The hex color #CDB19F is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 69.4% green and 62.4% blue (205, 177, 159).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 32% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 22% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Soba (#D1B49F), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.39:1).

#CDB19F color codes

HEX	`#CDB19F`
RGB	`rgb(205, 177, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 69.4%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 32%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 22%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 22%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.14, 7.28, 12.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.14, 14.85, 60.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.157, 46.928, 39.368)`
Decimal	`13480351`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDB19F, 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 #CDB19F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDB19F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.39:1	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 #CDB19F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdb19f; }
.text { color: #cdb19f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdb19f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 177 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdb19f, #cdc89f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CDB19F?: #CDB19F is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Soba. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDB19F?: The RGB value is 205, 177, 159: 205 red, 177 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDB19F?: The complementary color is #9FBBCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDB19F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.39:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.