What color is #CDC694?

#CDC694 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 #CDC694?

The RGB value is 205, 198, 148: 205 red, 198 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDC694?

The complementary color is #949BCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDC694?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.1:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDC694 color

#CDC694 rgb(205, 198, 148)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CDC694 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 77.6% green and 58% blue (205, 198, 148).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 36% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 28% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Court-Bouillon (#CECB97), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.1:1).

#CDC694 color codes

HEX	`#CDC694`
RGB	`rgb(205, 198, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 77.6%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 36%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 28%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 28%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.33, -5.37, 26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.33, 26.55, 101.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.716, 55.506, 36.053)`
Decimal	`13485716`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDC694, 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 #CDC694	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDC694 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.1:1	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 #CDC694 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdc694; }
.text { color: #cdc694; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdc694; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 198 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdc694, #b7cd94); }

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Questions

What color is #CDC694?: #CDC694 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 #CDC694?: The RGB value is 205, 198, 148: 205 red, 198 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDC694?: The complementary color is #949BCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDC694?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.1:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.