What color is #CDD4BE?

#CDD4BE is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDD4BE?

The RGB value is 205, 212, 190: 205 red, 212 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDD4BE?

The complementary color is #C5BED4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDD4BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.76:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDD4BE color

#CDD4BE rgb(205, 212, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CDD4BE is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 83.1% green and 74.5% blue (205, 212, 190).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 20% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Zen Garden (#D1DAC0), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.76:1).

#CDD4BE color codes

HEX	`#CDD4BE`
RGB	`rgb(205, 212, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 83.1%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 20%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 10%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 10%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.85, -6.27, 10.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.85, 11.86, 121.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.013, 63.784, 57.96)`
Decimal	`13489342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDD4BE, 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 #CDD4BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDD4BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.76:1	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 #CDD4BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdd4be; }
.text { color: #cdd4be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdd4be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 212 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdd4be, #c2d4be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CDD4BE?: #CDD4BE is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDD4BE?: The RGB value is 205, 212, 190: 205 red, 212 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDD4BE?: The complementary color is #C5BED4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDD4BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.76:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.