What color is #CDCDBA?

#CDCDBA 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 #CDCDBA?

The RGB value is 205, 205, 186: 205 red, 205 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDCDBA?

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

Is black or white text better on #CDCDBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.04:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDCDBA color

#CDCDBA rgb(205, 205, 186)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 80.4% green and 72.9% blue (205, 205, 186).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 16% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Fog (#CBCAB6), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.04:1).

#CDCDBA color codes

HEX	`#CDCDBA`
RGB	`rgb(205, 205, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 80.4%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 16%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 9%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 9%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.94, -3.31, 9.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.94, 10.03, 109.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.87, 60.187, 55.119)`
Decimal	`13487546`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDCDBA, 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 #CDCDBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDCDBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.04:1	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 #CDCDBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdcdba; }
.text { color: #cdcdba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdcdba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 205 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdcdba, #c3cdba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CDCDBA?: #CDCDBA 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 #CDCDBA?: The RGB value is 205, 205, 186: 205 red, 205 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDCDBA?: The complementary color is #BABACD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDCDBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.04:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.