What color is #CDC7A8?

#CDC7A8 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 #CDC7A8?

The RGB value is 205, 199, 168: 205 red, 199 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDC7A8?

The complementary color is #A8AECD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDC7A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.33:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDC7A8 color

#CDC7A8 rgb(205, 199, 168)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CDC7A8 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 78% green and 65.9% blue (205, 199, 168).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 27% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 18% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Moth (#CBC1A2), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.33:1).

#CDC7A8 color codes

HEX	`#CDC7A8`
RGB	`rgb(205, 199, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 78%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 27%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 18%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 18%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.98, -3.04, 16.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.98, 16.58, 100.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.668, 56.654, 45.199)`
Decimal	`13485992`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDC7A8, 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 #CDC7A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDC7A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.33:1	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 #CDC7A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdc7a8; }
.text { color: #cdc7a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdc7a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 199 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdc7a8, #c1cda8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #CDC7A8?: #CDC7A8 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 #CDC7A8?: The RGB value is 205, 199, 168: 205 red, 199 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDC7A8?: The complementary color is #A8AECD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDC7A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.33:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.