What color is #CDC2A6?

#CDC2A6 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Moth. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDC2A6?

The RGB value is 205, 194, 166: 205 red, 194 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDC2A6?

The complementary color is #A6B1CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDC2A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.86:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDC2A6 color

#CDC2A6 rgb(205, 194, 166)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CDC2A6 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 76.1% green and 65.1% blue (205, 194, 166).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 28% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 19% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Moth (#CBC1A2), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.86:1).

#CDC2A6 color codes

HEX	`#CDC2A6`
RGB	`rgb(205, 194, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 76.1%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 28%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 19%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 19%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.65, -0.73, 15.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.65, 15.51, 92.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.351, 54.317, 43.848)`
Decimal	`13484710`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDC2A6, 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 #CDC2A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDC2A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.86:1	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 #CDC2A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdc2a6; }
.text { color: #cdc2a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdc2a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 194 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdc2a6, #c5cda6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #CDC2A6?: #CDC2A6 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Moth. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDC2A6?: The RGB value is 205, 194, 166: 205 red, 194 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDC2A6?: The complementary color is #A6B1CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDC2A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.86:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.