What color is #CDBE7F?

#CDBE7F is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Golden Mist. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDBE7F?

The RGB value is 205, 190, 127: 205 red, 190 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDBE7F?

The complementary color is #7F8ECD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDBE7F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.27:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDBE7F color

#CDBE7F rgb(205, 190, 127)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CDBE7F is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 74.5% green and 49.8% blue (205, 190, 127).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 44% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 38% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Golden Mist (#D4C990), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.27:1).

#CDBE7F color codes

HEX	`#CDBE7F`
RGB	`rgb(205, 190, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 74.5%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 44%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 38%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 38%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.88, -3.8, 33.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.88, 33.96, 96.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.422, 51.34, 27.486)`
Decimal	`13483647`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDBE7F, 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 #CDBE7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDBE7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.27:1	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 #CDBE7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdbe7f; }
.text { color: #cdbe7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdbe7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 190 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdbe7f, #b5cd7f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #CDBE7F?: #CDBE7F is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Golden Mist. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDBE7F?: The RGB value is 205, 190, 127: 205 red, 190 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDBE7F?: The complementary color is #7F8ECD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDBE7F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.27:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.