What color is #CDBC8B?

#CDBC8B is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDBC8B?

The RGB value is 205, 188, 139: 205 red, 188 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDBC8B?

The complementary color is #8B9CCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDBC8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.16:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDBC8B color

#CDBC8B rgb(205, 188, 139)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CDBC8B is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 73.7% green and 54.5% blue (205, 188, 139).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 40% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 32% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Ecru (#C2B280), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.16:1).

#CDBC8B color codes

HEX	`#CDBC8B`
RGB	`rgb(205, 188, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 73.7%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 40%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 32%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 32%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.56, -1.31, 27.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.56, 27.06, 92.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.821, 50.811, 31.71)`
Decimal	`13483147`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDBC8B, 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 #CDBC8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDBC8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.16:1	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 #CDBC8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdbc8b; }
.text { color: #cdbc8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdbc8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 188 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdbc8b, #bdcd8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CDBC8B?: #CDBC8B is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDBC8B?: The RGB value is 205, 188, 139: 205 red, 188 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDBC8B?: The complementary color is #8B9CCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDBC8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.16:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.