What color is #CDB8AF?

#CDB8AF is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mothy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDB8AF?

The RGB value is 205, 184, 175: 205 red, 184 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDB8AF?

The complementary color is #AFC4CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDB8AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.07:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDB8AF color

#CDB8AF rgb(205, 184, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CDB8AF is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 72.2% green and 68.6% blue (205, 184, 175).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 23% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 15% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Mothy (#CEBBB3), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.07:1).

#CDB8AF color codes

HEX	`#CDB8AF`
RGB	`rgb(205, 184, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 72.2%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 23%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 15%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 15%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.29, 5.98, 7.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.29, 9.43, 50.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.055, 50.356, 47.632)`
Decimal	`13482159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDB8AF, 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 #CDB8AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDB8AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.07:1	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 #CDB8AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdb8af; }
.text { color: #cdb8af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdb8af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 184 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdb8af, #cdc7af); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CDB8AF?: #CDB8AF is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mothy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDB8AF?: The RGB value is 205, 184, 175: 205 red, 184 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDB8AF?: The complementary color is #AFC4CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDB8AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.07:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.