What color is #CDB5A1?

#CDB5A1 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Soba. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDB5A1?

The RGB value is 205, 181, 161: 205 red, 181 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDB5A1?

The complementary color is #A1B9CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDB5A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.72:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDB5A1 color

#CDB5A1 rgb(205, 181, 161)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CDB5A1 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 71% green and 63.1% blue (205, 181, 161).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 31% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 21% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Soba (#D1B49F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.72:1).

#CDB5A1 color codes

HEX	`#CDB5A1`
RGB	`rgb(205, 181, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 71%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 31%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 21%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 21%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.2, 5.43, 13.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.2, 14.41, 67.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.134, 48.601, 40.557)`
Decimal	`13481377`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDB5A1, 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 #CDB5A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDB5A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.72:1	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 #CDB5A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdb5a1; }
.text { color: #cdb5a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdb5a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 181 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdb5a1, #cdcba1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CDB5A1?: #CDB5A1 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Soba. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDB5A1?: The RGB value is 205, 181, 161: 205 red, 181 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDB5A1?: The complementary color is #A1B9CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDB5A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.72:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.