What color is #CDB9AC?

#CDB9AC is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Smooth Pebbles. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDB9AC?

The RGB value is 205, 185, 172: 205 red, 185 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDB9AC?

The complementary color is #ACC0CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDB9AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.13:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDB9AC color

#CDB9AC rgb(205, 185, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CDB9AC is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 72.5% green and 67.5% blue (205, 185, 172).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 25% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Smooth Pebbles (#CABAB1), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.13:1).

#CDB9AC color codes

HEX	`#CDB9AC`
RGB	`rgb(205, 185, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 72.5%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 25%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 16%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 16%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.47, 4.97, 9.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.47, 10.44, 61.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.972, 50.657, 46.167)`
Decimal	`13482412`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDB9AC, 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 #CDB9AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDB9AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.13:1	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 #CDB9AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdb9ac; }
.text { color: #cdb9ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdb9ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 185 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdb9ac, #cdcaac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CDB9AC?: #CDB9AC is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Smooth Pebbles. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDB9AC?: The RGB value is 205, 185, 172: 205 red, 185 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDB9AC?: The complementary color is #ACC0CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDB9AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.13:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.