What color is #CDD2AF?

#CDD2AF is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bitter Melon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDD2AF?

The RGB value is 205, 210, 175: 205 red, 210 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDD2AF?

The complementary color is #B4AFD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDD2AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.43:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDD2AF color

#CDD2AF rgb(205, 210, 175)

Shades of green

The hex color #CDD2AF is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 82.4% green and 68.6% blue (205, 210, 175).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 28% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Melon (#CFD1B2), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.43:1).

#CDD2AF color codes

HEX	`#CDD2AF`
RGB	`rgb(205, 210, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 82.4%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 28%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 17%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 17%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83, -7.67, 16.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83, 18.47, 114.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.961, 62.168, 49.601)`
Decimal	`13488815`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDD2AF, 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 #CDD2AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDD2AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.43:1	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 #CDD2AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdd2af; }
.text { color: #cdd2af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdd2af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 210 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdd2af, #bcd2af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CDD2AF?: #CDD2AF is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bitter Melon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDD2AF?: The RGB value is 205, 210, 175: 205 red, 210 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDD2AF?: The complementary color is #B4AFD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDD2AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.43:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.