What color is #CDB69F?

#CDB69F is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cashmere. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDB69F?

The RGB value is 205, 182, 159: 205 red, 182 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDB69F?

The complementary color is #9FB6CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDB69F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.79:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDB69F color

#CDB69F rgb(205, 182, 159)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CDB69F is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 71.4% green and 62.4% blue (205, 182, 159).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 32% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 22% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Cashmere (#D1B399), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.79:1).

#CDB69F color codes

HEX	`#CDB69F`
RGB	`rgb(205, 182, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 71.4%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 32%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 22%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 22%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.41, 4.6, 14.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.41, 15.43, 72.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.163, 48.94, 39.703)`
Decimal	`13481631`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDB69F, 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 #CDB69F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDB69F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.79:1	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 #CDB69F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdb69f; }
.text { color: #cdb69f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdb69f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 182 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdb69f, #cdcd9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #CDB69F?: #CDB69F is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cashmere. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDB69F?: The RGB value is 205, 182, 159: 205 red, 182 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDB69F?: The complementary color is #9FB6CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDB69F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.79:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.