What color is #CDBAAC?

#CDBAAC is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Smoke Dragon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDBAAC?

The RGB value is 205, 186, 172: 205 red, 186 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDBAAC?

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

Is black or white text better on #CDBAAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.22:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDBAAC color

#CDBAAC rgb(205, 186, 172)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 72.9% green and 67.5% blue (205, 186, 172).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 25% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Smoke Dragon (#CCBBAA), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.22:1).

#CDBAAC color codes

HEX	`#CDBAAC`
RGB	`rgb(205, 186, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 72.9%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 25%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 16%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 16%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.73, 4.44, 9.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.73, 10.52, 65.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.182, 51.077, 46.237)`
Decimal	`13482668`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDBAAC, 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 #CDBAAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDBAAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.22:1	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 #CDBAAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdbaac; }
.text { color: #cdbaac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdbaac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 186 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdbaac, #cdcbac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CDBAAC?: #CDBAAC is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Smoke Dragon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDBAAC?: The RGB value is 205, 186, 172: 205 red, 186 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDBAAC?: The complementary color is #ACBFCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDBAAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.22:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.