What color is #CDCEB9?

#CDCEB9 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 #CDCEB9?

The RGB value is 205, 206, 185: 205 red, 206 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDCEB9?

The complementary color is #BAB9CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDCEB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.12:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDCEB9 color

#CDCEB9 rgb(205, 206, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CDCEB9 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 80.8% green and 72.5% blue (205, 206, 185).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 18% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Fog (#CBCAB6), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.12:1).

#CDCEB9 color codes

HEX	`#CDCEB9`
RGB	`rgb(205, 206, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 80.8%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 18%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 10%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 10%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.18, -4, 10.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.18, 11.08, 111.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.004, 60.625, 54.641)`
Decimal	`13487801`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDCEB9, 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 #CDCEB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDCEB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.12:1	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 #CDCEB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdceb9; }
.text { color: #cdceb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdceb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 206 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdceb9, #c3ceb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CDCEB9?: #CDCEB9 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 #CDCEB9?: The RGB value is 205, 206, 185: 205 red, 206 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDCEB9?: The complementary color is #BAB9CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDCEB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.12:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.