What color is #CDB58E?

#CDB58E is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Goldfrapp. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDB58E?

The RGB value is 205, 181, 142: 205 red, 181 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDB58E?

The complementary color is #8EA6CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDB58E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.6:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDB58E color

#CDB58E rgb(205, 181, 142)

Shades of brown

The hex color #CDB58E is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 71% green and 55.7% blue (205, 181, 142).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 39% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 31% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Goldfrapp (#CEB790), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.6:1).

#CDB58E color codes

HEX	`#CDB58E`
RGB	`rgb(205, 181, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 71%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 39%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 31%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 31%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.81, 2.78, 23.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.81, 23.23, 83.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.584, 47.981, 32.393)`
Decimal	`13481358`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDB58E, 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 #CDB58E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDB58E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.6:1	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 #CDB58E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdb58e; }
.text { color: #cdb58e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdb58e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 181 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdb58e, #c6cd8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CDB58E?: #CDB58E is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Goldfrapp. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDB58E?: The RGB value is 205, 181, 142: 205 red, 181 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDB58E?: The complementary color is #8EA6CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDB58E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.6:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.