What color is #CDCEAE?

#CDCEAE is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bitter Melon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDCEAE?

The RGB value is 205, 206, 174: 205 red, 206 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDCEAE?

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

Is black or white text better on #CDCEAE?

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.

#CDCEAE color

#CDCEAE rgb(205, 206, 174)

Shades of beige

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 80.8% green and 68.2% blue (205, 206, 174).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 25% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Melon (#CFD1B2), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#CDCEAE color codes

HEX	`#CDCEAE`
RGB	`rgb(205, 206, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 80.8%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 25%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 16%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 16%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.93, -5.76, 15.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.93, 16.85, 109.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.887, 60.178, 48.76)`
Decimal	`13487790`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

#CDCEAE 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 #CDCEAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdceae; }
.text { color: #cdceae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdceae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 206 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdceae, #bdceae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CDCEAE?: #CDCEAE is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bitter Melon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDCEAE?: The RGB value is 205, 206, 174: 205 red, 206 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDCEAE?: The complementary color is #AFAECE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDCEAE?: 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.