What color is #CDC499?

#CDC499 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Court-Bouillon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDC499?

The RGB value is 205, 196, 153: 205 red, 196 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDC499?

The complementary color is #99A2CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDC499?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.95:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDC499 color

#CDC499 rgb(205, 196, 153)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CDC499 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 76.9% green and 60% blue (205, 196, 153).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 34% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 25% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Court-Bouillon (#CECB97), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.95:1).

#CDC499 color codes

HEX	`#CDC499`
RGB	`rgb(205, 196, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 76.9%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 34%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 25%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 25%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.9, -3.65, 22.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.9, 23.07, 99.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.667, 54.76, 38.031)`
Decimal	`13485209`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDC499, 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 #CDC499	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDC499 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.95:1	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 #CDC499 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdc499; }
.text { color: #cdc499; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdc499; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 196 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdc499, #bccd99); }

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Questions

What color is #CDC499?: #CDC499 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Court-Bouillon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDC499?: The RGB value is 205, 196, 153: 205 red, 196 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDC499?: The complementary color is #99A2CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDC499?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.95:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.