What color is #CDCAB6?

#CDCAB6 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tropical Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDCAB6?

The RGB value is 205, 202, 182: 205 red, 202 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDCAB6?

The complementary color is #B6B9CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDCAB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.72:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDCAB6 color

#CDCAB6 rgb(205, 202, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CDCAB6 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 79.2% green and 71.4% blue (205, 202, 182).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 19% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 11% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Fog (#CBCAB6), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.72:1).

#CDCAB6 color codes

HEX	`#CDCAB6`
RGB	`rgb(205, 202, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 79.2%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 19%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 11%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 11%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.07, -2.41, 10.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.07, 10.64, 103.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.74, 58.598, 52.674)`
Decimal	`13486774`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDCAB6, 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 #CDCAB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDCAB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.72:1	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 #CDCAB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdcab6; }
.text { color: #cdcab6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdcab6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 202 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdcab6, #c4cdb6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CDCAB6?: #CDCAB6 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tropical Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDCAB6?: The RGB value is 205, 202, 182: 205 red, 202 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDCAB6?: The complementary color is #B6B9CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDCAB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.72:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.