What color is #CDCBA5?

#CDCBA5 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 #CDCBA5?

The RGB value is 205, 203, 165: 205 red, 203 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDCBA5?

The complementary color is #A5A7CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDCBA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.68:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDCBA5 color

#CDCBA5 rgb(205, 203, 165)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CDCBA5 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 79.6% green and 64.7% blue (205, 203, 165).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 29% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 20% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Crystal Palace (#D3CFAB), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.68:1).

#CDCBA5 color codes

HEX	`#CDCBA5`
RGB	`rgb(205, 203, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 79.6%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 29%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 20%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 20%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.97, -5.57, 19.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.97, 20.05, 106.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.324, 58.408, 44.055)`
Decimal	`13487013`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDCBA5, 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 #CDCBA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDCBA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.68:1	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 #CDCBA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdcba5; }
.text { color: #cdcba5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdcba5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 203 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdcba5, #bbcda5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #CDCBA5?: #CDCBA5 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 #CDCBA5?: The RGB value is 205, 203, 165: 205 red, 203 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDCBA5?: The complementary color is #A5A7CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDCBA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.68:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.