What color is #CDC9AF?

#CDC9AF is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tropical Fog. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDC9AF?

The RGB value is 205, 201, 175: 205 red, 201 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDC9AF?

The complementary color is #AFB3CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDC9AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.57:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDC9AF color

#CDC9AF rgb(205, 201, 175)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CDC9AF is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 78.8% green and 68.6% blue (205, 201, 175).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 23% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 15% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Fog (#CBCAB6), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.57:1).

#CDC9AF color codes

HEX	`#CDC9AF`
RGB	`rgb(205, 201, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 78.8%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 23%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 15%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 15%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.65, -3.01, 13.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.65, 13.84, 102.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.801, 57.848, 48.881)`
Decimal	`13486511`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDC9AF, 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 #CDC9AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDC9AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.57:1	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 #CDC9AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdc9af; }
.text { color: #cdc9af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdc9af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 201 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdc9af, #c2cdaf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CDC9AF?: #CDC9AF is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tropical Fog. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDC9AF?: The RGB value is 205, 201, 175: 205 red, 201 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDC9AF?: The complementary color is #AFB3CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDC9AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.57:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.