What color is #CDC791?

#CDC791 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 #CDC791?

The RGB value is 205, 199, 145: 205 red, 199 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDC791?

The complementary color is #9197CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDC791?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.17:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDC791 color

#CDC791 rgb(205, 199, 145)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CDC791 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 78% green and 56.9% blue (205, 199, 145).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 38% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 29% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Court-Bouillon (#CECB97), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.17:1).

#CDC791 color codes

HEX	`#CDC791`
RGB	`rgb(205, 199, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 78%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 38%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 29%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 29%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.54, -6.28, 27.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.54, 28.56, 102.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.711, 55.871, 34.895)`
Decimal	`13485969`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDC791, 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 #CDC791	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDC791 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.17:1	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 #CDC791 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdc791; }
.text { color: #cdc791; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdc791; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 199 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdc791, #b5cd91); }

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Questions

What color is #CDC791?: #CDC791 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 #CDC791?: The RGB value is 205, 199, 145: 205 red, 199 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDC791?: The complementary color is #9197CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDC791?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.17:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.