What color is #CDCDA0?

#CDCDA0 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 #CDCDA0?

The RGB value is 205, 205, 160: 205 red, 205 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDCDA0?

The complementary color is #A0A0CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDCDA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.84:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDCDA0 color

#CDCDA0 rgb(205, 205, 160)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CDCDA0 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 80.4% green and 62.7% blue (205, 205, 160).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 31% saturation and 72% 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 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.84:1).

#CDCDA0 color codes

HEX	`#CDCDA0`
RGB	`rgb(205, 205, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 80.4%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 31%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 22%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 22%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.39, -7.33, 22.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.39, 23.65, 108.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.353, 59.18, 41.863)`
Decimal	`13487520`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDCDA0, 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 #CDCDA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDCDA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.84:1	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 #CDCDA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdcda0; }
.text { color: #cdcda0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdcda0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 205 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdcda0, #b6cda0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #CDCDA0?: #CDCDA0 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 #CDCDA0?: The RGB value is 205, 205, 160: 205 red, 205 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDCDA0?: The complementary color is #A0A0CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDCDA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.84:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.