What color is #CDBE98?

#CDBE98 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Stone Guardians. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDBE98?

The RGB value is 205, 190, 152: 205 red, 190 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDBE98?

The complementary color is #98A7CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDBE98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.41:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDBE98 color

#CDBE98 rgb(205, 190, 152)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CDBE98 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 74.5% green and 59.6% blue (205, 190, 152).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 35% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 26% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Stone Guardians (#CABA97), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.41:1).

#CDBE98 color codes

HEX	`#CDBE98`
RGB	`rgb(205, 190, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 74.5%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 35%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 26%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 26%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.33, -0.64, 21.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.33, 21.15, 91.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.258, 52.074, 37.156)`
Decimal	`13483672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDBE98, 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 #CDBE98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDBE98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.41:1	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 #CDBE98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdbe98; }
.text { color: #cdbe98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdbe98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 190 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdbe98, #c1cd98); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Buff.

Questions

What color is #CDBE98?: #CDBE98 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Stone Guardians. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDBE98?: The RGB value is 205, 190, 152: 205 red, 190 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDBE98?: The complementary color is #98A7CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDBE98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.41:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.