What color is #CDCCB2?

#CDCCB2 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tropical Fog. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDCCB2?

The RGB value is 205, 204, 178: 205 red, 204 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDCCB2?

The complementary color is #B2B3CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDCCB2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.88:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDCCB2 color

#CDCCB2 rgb(205, 204, 178)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CDCCB2 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 80% green and 69.8% blue (205, 204, 178).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 21% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Fog (#CBCAB6), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.88:1).

#CDCCB2 color codes

HEX	`#CDCCB2`
RGB	`rgb(205, 204, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 80%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 21%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 13%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 13%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.5, -4.1, 13.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.5, 13.73, 107.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.805, 59.38, 50.685)`
Decimal	`13487282`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDCCB2, 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 #CDCCB2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDCCB2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.88:1	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 #CDCCB2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdccb2; }
.text { color: #cdccb2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdccb2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 204 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdccb2, #c1cdb2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CDCCB2?: #CDCCB2 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tropical Fog. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDCCB2?: The RGB value is 205, 204, 178: 205 red, 204 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDCCB2?: The complementary color is #B2B3CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDCCB2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.88:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.