What color is #CDC6AE?

#CDC6AE is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Seine and Sensibility. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDC6AE?

The RGB value is 205, 198, 174: 205 red, 198 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDC6AE?

The complementary color is #AEB5CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDC6AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.28:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDC6AE color

#CDC6AE rgb(205, 198, 174)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CDC6AE is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 77.6% green and 68.2% blue (205, 198, 174).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 24% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 15% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Seine and Sensibility (#CCC4B0), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.28:1).

#CDC6AE color codes

HEX	`#CDC6AE`
RGB	`rgb(205, 198, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 77.6%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 24%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 15%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 15%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.85, -1.6, 12.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.85, 13.01, 97.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.01, 56.424, 48.135)`
Decimal	`13485742`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDC6AE, 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 #CDC6AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDC6AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.28:1	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 #CDC6AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdc6ae; }
.text { color: #cdc6ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdc6ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 198 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdc6ae, #c5cdae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CDC6AE?: #CDC6AE is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Seine and Sensibility. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDC6AE?: The RGB value is 205, 198, 174: 205 red, 198 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDC6AE?: The complementary color is #AEB5CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDC6AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.28:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.