What color is #CDC9BD?

#CDC9BD is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Quill Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDC9BD?

The RGB value is 205, 201, 189: 205 red, 201 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDC9BD?

The complementary color is #BDC1CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDC9BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.69:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDC9BD color

#CDC9BD rgb(205, 201, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CDC9BD is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 78.8% green and 74.1% blue (205, 201, 189).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 14% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Quill Gray (#CBC9C0), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.69:1).

#CDC9BD color codes

HEX	`#CDC9BD`
RGB	`rgb(205, 201, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 78.8%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 14%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 8%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 8%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.98, -0.72, 6.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.98, 6.52, 96.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.248, 58.427, 56.501)`
Decimal	`13486525`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDC9BD, 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 #CDC9BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDC9BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.69:1	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 #CDC9BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdc9bd; }
.text { color: #cdc9bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdc9bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 201 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdc9bd, #c9cdbd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CDC9BD?: #CDC9BD is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Quill Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDC9BD?: The RGB value is 205, 201, 189: 205 red, 201 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDC9BD?: The complementary color is #BDC1CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDC9BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.69:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.