What color is #CDCBB3?

#CDCBB3 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 #CDCBB3?

The RGB value is 205, 203, 179: 205 red, 203 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDCBB3?

The complementary color is #B3B5CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDCBB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDCBB3 color

#CDCBB3 rgb(205, 203, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CDCBB3 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 79.6% green and 70.2% blue (205, 203, 179).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 21% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 13% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Fog (#CBCAB6), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.79:1).

#CDCBB3 color codes

HEX	`#CDCBB3`
RGB	`rgb(205, 203, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 79.6%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 21%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 13%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 13%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.26, -3.41, 12.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.26, 12.7, 105.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.669, 58.946, 51.137)`
Decimal	`13487027`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDCBB3, 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 #CDCBB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDCBB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.79:1	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 #CDCBB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdcbb3; }
.text { color: #cdcbb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdcbb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 203 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdcbb3, #c2cdb3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CDCBB3?: #CDCBB3 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 #CDCBB3?: The RGB value is 205, 203, 179: 205 red, 203 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDCBB3?: The complementary color is #B3B5CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDCBB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.