What color is #CDCD9F?

#CDCD9F is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Court-Bouillon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDCD9F?

The RGB value is 205, 205, 159: 205 red, 205 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDCD9F?

The complementary color is #9F9FCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDCD9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.83:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDCD9F color

#CDCD9F rgb(205, 205, 159)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CDCD9F is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 80.4% green and 62.4% blue (205, 205, 159).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 32% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Court-Bouillon (#CECB97), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.83:1).

#CDCD9F color codes

HEX	`#CDCD9F`
RGB	`rgb(205, 205, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 80.4%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 32%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 22%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 22%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.37, -7.47, 22.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.37, 24.17, 108.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.266, 59.146, 41.404)`
Decimal	`13487519`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDCD9F, 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 #CDCD9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDCD9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.83:1	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 #CDCD9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdcd9f; }
.text { color: #cdcd9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdcd9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 205 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdcd9f, #b6cd9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #CDCD9F?: #CDCD9F is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Court-Bouillon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDCD9F?: The RGB value is 205, 205, 159: 205 red, 205 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDCD9F?: The complementary color is #9F9FCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDCD9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.83:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.