What color is #CDC7BE?

#CDC7BE is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Argento. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDC7BE?

The RGB value is 205, 199, 190: 205 red, 199 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDC7BE?

The complementary color is #BEC4CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDC7BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.51:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDC7BE color

#CDC7BE rgb(205, 199, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CDC7BE is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 78% green and 74.5% blue (205, 199, 190).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 13% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Argento (#CECAC3), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.51:1).

#CDC7BE color codes

HEX	`#CDC7BE`
RGB	`rgb(205, 199, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 78%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 13%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 7%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 7%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.48, 0.5, 5.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.48, 5.26, 84.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.893, 57.544, 56.921)`
Decimal	`13486014`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDC7BE, 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 #CDC7BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDC7BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.51:1	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 #CDC7BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdc7be; }
.text { color: #cdc7be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdc7be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 199 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdc7be, #cccdbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #CDC7BE?: #CDC7BE is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Argento. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDC7BE?: The RGB value is 205, 199, 190: 205 red, 199 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDC7BE?: The complementary color is #BEC4CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDC7BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.51:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.