What color is #CDC69A?

#CDC69A 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 #CDC69A?

The RGB value is 205, 198, 154: 205 red, 198 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDC69A?

The complementary color is #9AA1CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDC69A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.14:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDC69A color

#CDC69A rgb(205, 198, 154)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CDC69A is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 77.6% green and 60.4% blue (205, 198, 154).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 34% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 25% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Court-Bouillon (#CECB97), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.14:1).

#CDC69A color codes

HEX	`#CDC69A`
RGB	`rgb(205, 198, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 77.6%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 34%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 25%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 25%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.44, -4.55, 22.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.44, 23.43, 101.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.204, 55.701, 38.62)`
Decimal	`13485722`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDC69A, 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 #CDC69A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDC69A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.14:1	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 #CDC69A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdc69a; }
.text { color: #cdc69a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdc69a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 198 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdc69a, #bbcd9a); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #CDC69A?: #CDC69A 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 #CDC69A?: The RGB value is 205, 198, 154: 205 red, 198 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDC69A?: The complementary color is #9AA1CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDC69A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.14:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.