What color is #CDB6AA?

#CDB6AA is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mothy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDB6AA?

The RGB value is 205, 182, 170: 205 red, 182 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDB6AA?

The complementary color is #AAC1CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDB6AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.87:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDB6AA color

#CDB6AA rgb(205, 182, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CDB6AA is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 71.4% green and 66.7% blue (205, 182, 170).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 26% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 17% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Mothy (#CEBBB3), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.87:1).

#CDB6AA color codes

HEX	`#CDB6AA`
RGB	`rgb(205, 182, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 71.4%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 26%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 17%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 17%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.66, 6.26, 9.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.66, 11.06, 55.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.16, 49.339, 44.956)`
Decimal	`13481642`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDB6AA, 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 #CDB6AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDB6AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.87:1	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 #CDB6AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdb6aa; }
.text { color: #cdb6aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdb6aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 182 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdb6aa, #cdc8aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CDB6AA?: #CDB6AA is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mothy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDB6AA?: The RGB value is 205, 182, 170: 205 red, 182 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDB6AA?: The complementary color is #AAC1CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDB6AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.87:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.