What color is #CDC191?

#CDC191 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 #CDC191?

The RGB value is 205, 193, 145: 205 red, 193 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDC191?

The complementary color is #919DCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDC191?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.63:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDC191 color

#CDC191 rgb(205, 193, 145)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CDC191 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 75.7% green and 56.9% blue (205, 193, 145).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 38% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 29% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Golden Mist (#D4C990), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.63:1).

#CDC191 color codes

HEX	`#CDC191`
RGB	`rgb(205, 193, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 75.7%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 38%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 29%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 29%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.97, -3.16, 25.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.97, 25.94, 97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.358, 53.165, 34.444)`
Decimal	`13484433`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDC191, 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 #CDC191	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDC191 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.63:1	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 #CDC191 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdc191; }
.text { color: #cdc191; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdc191; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 193 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdc191, #bbcd91); }

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Questions

What color is #CDC191?: #CDC191 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 #CDC191?: The RGB value is 205, 193, 145: 205 red, 193 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDC191?: The complementary color is #919DCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDC191?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.63:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.