What color is #CDBA73?

#CDBA73 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Canadian Maple. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDBA73?

The RGB value is 205, 186, 115: 205 red, 186 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDBA73?

The complementary color is #7386CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDBA73?

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.

#CDBA73 color

#CDBA73 rgb(205, 186, 115)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #CDBA73 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 72.9% green and 45.1% blue (205, 186, 115).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 47% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 44% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Canadian Maple (#CAB266), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#CDBA73 color codes

HEX	`#CDBA73`
RGB	`rgb(205, 186, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 72.9%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 47%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 44%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 44%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.66, -3, 38.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.66, 38.48, 94.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.831, 49.336, 23.325)`
Decimal	`13482611`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDBA73, 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 #CDBA73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDBA73 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 #CDBA73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdba73; }
.text { color: #cdba73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdba73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 186 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdba73, #b3cd73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #CDBA73?: #CDBA73 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Canadian Maple. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDBA73?: The RGB value is 205, 186, 115: 205 red, 186 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDBA73?: The complementary color is #7386CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDBA73?: 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.