What color is #CDBAAF?

#CDBAAF 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 #CDBAAF?

The RGB value is 205, 186, 175: 205 red, 186 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDBAAF?

The complementary color is #AFC2CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDBAAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.24:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDBAAF color

#CDBAAF rgb(205, 186, 175)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 72.9% green and 68.6% blue (205, 186, 175).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 23% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 15% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Smooth Pebbles (#CABAB1), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.24:1).

#CDBAAF color codes

HEX	`#CDBAAF`
RGB	`rgb(205, 186, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 72.9%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 23%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 15%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 15%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.8, 4.91, 8.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.8, 9.41, 58.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.473, 51.193, 47.772)`
Decimal	`13482671`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDBAAF, 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 #CDBAAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDBAAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.24:1	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 #CDBAAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdbaaf; }
.text { color: #cdbaaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdbaaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 186 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdbaaf, #cdc9af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CDBAAF?: #CDBAAF 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 #CDBAAF?: The RGB value is 205, 186, 175: 205 red, 186 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDBAAF?: The complementary color is #AFC2CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDBAAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.24:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.