What color is #CDBFB1?

#CDBFB1 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Crumbling Statue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDBFB1?

The RGB value is 205, 191, 177: 205 red, 191 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDBFB1?

The complementary color is #B1BFCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDBFB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.68:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDBFB1 color

#CDBFB1 rgb(205, 191, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CDBFB1 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 74.9% green and 69.4% blue (205, 191, 177).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 22% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 14% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Crumbling Statue (#CABFB4), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.68:1).

#CDBFB1 color codes

HEX	`#CDBFB1`
RGB	`rgb(205, 191, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 74.9%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 22%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 14%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 14%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.12, 2.57, 8.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.12, 9.2, 73.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.743, 53.416, 49.171)`
Decimal	`13483953`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDBFB1, 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 #CDBFB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDBFB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.68:1	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 #CDBFB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdbfb1; }
.text { color: #cdbfb1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdbfb1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 191 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdbfb1, #cdcdb1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CDBFB1?: #CDBFB1 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Crumbling Statue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDBFB1?: The RGB value is 205, 191, 177: 205 red, 191 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDBFB1?: The complementary color is #B1BFCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDBFB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.68:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.