What color is #CDC295?

#CDC295 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 #CDC295?

The RGB value is 205, 194, 149: 205 red, 194 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDC295?

The complementary color is #95A0CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDC295?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.75:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDC295 color

#CDC295 rgb(205, 194, 149)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CDC295 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 76.1% green and 58.4% blue (205, 194, 149).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 36% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 27% 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 11.75:1).

#CDC295 color codes

HEX	`#CDC295`
RGB	`rgb(205, 194, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 76.1%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 36%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 27%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 27%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.31, -3.15, 24.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.31, 24.29, 97.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.894, 53.734, 36.171)`
Decimal	`13484693`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDC295, 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 #CDC295	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDC295 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.75:1	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 #CDC295 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdc295; }
.text { color: #cdc295; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdc295; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 194 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdc295, #bccd95); }

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Questions

What color is #CDC295?: #CDC295 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 #CDC295?: The RGB value is 205, 194, 149: 205 red, 194 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDC295?: The complementary color is #95A0CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDC295?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.75:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.