What color is #CDCAAB?

#CDCAAB is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Crystal Palace. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDCAAB?

The RGB value is 205, 202, 171: 205 red, 202 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDCAAB?

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

Is black or white text better on #CDCAAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.63:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDCAAB color

#CDCAAB rgb(205, 202, 171)

Shades of beige

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 79.2% green and 67.1% blue (205, 202, 171).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 25% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 17% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Crystal Palace (#D3CFAB), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.63:1).

#CDCAAB color codes

HEX	`#CDCAAB`
RGB	`rgb(205, 202, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 79.2%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 25%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 17%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 17%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.83, -4.15, 15.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.83, 16.41, 104.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.648, 58.161, 46.92)`
Decimal	`13486763`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDCAAB, 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 #CDCAAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDCAAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.63:1	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 #CDCAAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdcaab; }
.text { color: #cdcaab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdcaab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 202 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdcaab, #bfcdab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CDCAAB?: #CDCAAB is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Crystal Palace. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDCAAB?: The RGB value is 205, 202, 171: 205 red, 202 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDCAAB?: The complementary color is #ABAECD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDCAAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.63:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.