What color is #CDB4A5?

#CDB4A5 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Soba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDB4A5?

The RGB value is 205, 180, 165: 205 red, 180 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDB4A5?

The complementary color is #A5BECD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDB4A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.67:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDB4A5 color

#CDB4A5 rgb(205, 180, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CDB4A5 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 70.6% green and 64.7% blue (205, 180, 165).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 29% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 20% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Soba (#D1B49F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.67:1).

#CDB4A5 color codes

HEX	`#CDB4A5`
RGB	`rgb(205, 180, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 70.6%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 29%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 20%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 20%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.04, 6.56, 10.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.04, 12.76, 59.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.29, 48.34, 42.377)`
Decimal	`13481125`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDB4A5, 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 #CDB4A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDB4A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.67:1	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 #CDB4A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdb4a5; }
.text { color: #cdb4a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdb4a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 180 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdb4a5, #cdc8a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #CDB4A5?: #CDB4A5 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Soba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDB4A5?: The RGB value is 205, 180, 165: 205 red, 180 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDB4A5?: The complementary color is #A5BECD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDB4A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.67:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.