What color is #CDC5A9?

#CDC5A9 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 #CDC5A9?

The RGB value is 205, 197, 169: 205 red, 197 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDC5A9?

The complementary color is #A9B1CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDC5A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.16:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDC5A9 color

#CDC5A9 rgb(205, 197, 169)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CDC5A9 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 77.3% green and 66.3% blue (205, 197, 169).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 26% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 18% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Moth (#CBC1A2), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.16:1).

#CDC5A9 color codes

HEX	`#CDC5A9`
RGB	`rgb(205, 197, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 77.3%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 26%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 18%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 18%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.49, -1.85, 15.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.49, 15.18, 96.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.304, 55.777, 45.539)`
Decimal	`13485481`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDC5A9, 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 #CDC5A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDC5A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.16:1	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 #CDC5A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdc5a9; }
.text { color: #cdc5a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdc5a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 197 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdc5a9, #c3cda9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CDC5A9?: #CDC5A9 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 #CDC5A9?: The RGB value is 205, 197, 169: 205 red, 197 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDC5A9?: The complementary color is #A9B1CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDC5A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.16:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.