What color is #CDCCB9?

#CDCCB9 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 #CDCCB9?

The RGB value is 205, 204, 185: 205 red, 204 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDCCB9?

The complementary color is #B9BACD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDCCB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.93:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDCCB9 color

#CDCCB9 rgb(205, 204, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CDCCB9 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 80% green and 72.5% blue (205, 204, 185).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 17% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Fog (#CBCAB6), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.93:1).

#CDCCB9 color codes

HEX	`#CDCCB9`
RGB	`rgb(205, 204, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 80%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 17%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 10%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 10%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.66, -2.96, 9.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.66, 10.04, 107.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.526, 59.668, 54.481)`
Decimal	`13487289`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDCCB9, 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 #CDCCB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDCCB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.93:1	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 #CDCCB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdccb9; }
.text { color: #cdccb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdccb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 204 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdccb9, #c4cdb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CDCCB9?: #CDCCB9 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 #CDCCB9?: The RGB value is 205, 204, 185: 205 red, 204 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDCCB9?: The complementary color is #B9BACD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDCCB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.93:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.