What color is #CDCCB4?

#CDCCB4 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 #CDCCB4?

The RGB value is 205, 204, 180: 205 red, 204 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDCCB4?

The complementary color is #B4B5CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDCCB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.89:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDCCB4 color

#CDCCB4 rgb(205, 204, 180)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CDCCB4 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 80% green and 70.6% blue (205, 204, 180).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 20% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Fog (#CBCAB6), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.89:1).

#CDCCB4 color codes

HEX	`#CDCCB4`
RGB	`rgb(205, 204, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 80%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 20%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 12%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 12%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.54, -3.77, 12.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.54, 12.67, 107.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.007, 59.461, 51.75)`
Decimal	`13487284`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDCCB4, 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 #CDCCB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDCCB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.89:1	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 #CDCCB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdccb4; }
.text { color: #cdccb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdccb4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 204 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdccb4, #c1cdb4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CDCCB4?: #CDCCB4 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 #CDCCB4?: The RGB value is 205, 204, 180: 205 red, 204 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDCCB4?: The complementary color is #B4B5CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDCCB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.89:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.