What color is #CDC29F?

#CDC29F is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Moth. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDC29F?

The RGB value is 205, 194, 159: 205 red, 194 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDC29F?

The complementary color is #9FAACD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDC29F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDC29F color

#CDC29F rgb(205, 194, 159)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CDC29F is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 76.1% green and 62.4% blue (205, 194, 159).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 32% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 22% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Moth (#CBC1A2), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.81:1).

#CDC29F color codes

HEX	`#CDC29F`
RGB	`rgb(205, 194, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 76.1%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 32%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 22%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 22%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.5, -1.76, 19.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.5, 19.11, 95.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.727, 54.067, 40.558)`
Decimal	`13484703`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDC29F, 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 #CDC29F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDC29F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.81:1	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 #CDC29F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdc29f; }
.text { color: #cdc29f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdc29f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 194 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdc29f, #c1cd9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Buff.

Questions

What color is #CDC29F?: #CDC29F is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Moth. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDC29F?: The RGB value is 205, 194, 159: 205 red, 194 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDC29F?: The complementary color is #9FAACD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDC29F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.