What color is #CDC5A6?

#CDC5A6 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 #CDC5A6?

The RGB value is 205, 197, 166: 205 red, 197 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDC5A6?

The complementary color is #A6AECD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDC5A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.13:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDC5A6 color

#CDC5A6 rgb(205, 197, 166)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CDC5A6 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 77.3% green and 65.1% blue (205, 197, 166).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 28% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% 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 12.13:1).

#CDC5A6 color codes

HEX	`#CDC5A6`
RGB	`rgb(205, 197, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 77.3%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 28%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 19%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 19%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.42, -2.3, 16.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.42, 16.74, 97.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.026, 55.666, 44.073)`
Decimal	`13485478`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDC5A6, 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 #CDC5A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDC5A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.13:1	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 #CDC5A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdc5a6; }
.text { color: #cdc5a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdc5a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 197 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdc5a6, #c2cda6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #CDC5A6?: #CDC5A6 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 #CDC5A6?: The RGB value is 205, 197, 166: 205 red, 197 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDC5A6?: The complementary color is #A6AECD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDC5A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.13:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.