What color is #CDC3B5?

#CDC3B5 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 #CDC3B5?

The RGB value is 205, 195, 181: 205 red, 195 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDC3B5?

The complementary color is #B5BFCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDC3B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.07:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDC3B5 color

#CDC3B5 rgb(205, 195, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CDC3B5 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 76.5% green and 71% blue (205, 195, 181).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 19% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 12% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Crumbling Statue (#CABFB4), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.07:1).

#CDC3B5 color codes

HEX	`#CDC3B5`
RGB	`rgb(205, 195, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 76.5%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 19%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 12%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 12%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.24, 1.11, 8.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.24, 8.36, 82.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.032, 55.346, 51.596)`
Decimal	`13484981`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDC3B5, 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 #CDC3B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDC3B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.07:1	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 #CDC3B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdc3b5; }
.text { color: #cdc3b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdc3b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 195 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdc3b5, #cbcdb5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #CDC3B5?: #CDC3B5 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 #CDC3B5?: The RGB value is 205, 195, 181: 205 red, 195 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDC3B5?: The complementary color is #B5BFCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDC3B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.07:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.