What color is #CDD7B4?

#CDD7B4 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Morris Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDD7B4?

The RGB value is 205, 215, 180: 205 red, 215 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDD7B4?

The complementary color is #BEB4D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDD7B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.98:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDD7B4 color

#CDD7B4 rgb(205, 215, 180)

Shades of green

The hex color #CDD7B4 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 84.3% green and 70.6% blue (205, 215, 180).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 30% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Morris Leaf (#C2D3AF), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.98:1).

#CDD7B4 color codes

HEX	`#CDD7B4`
RGB	`rgb(205, 215, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 84.3%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 30%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 16%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 16%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.42, -9.44, 16.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.42, 18.71, 120.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.714, 64.875, 52.653)`
Decimal	`13490100`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDD7B4, 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 #CDD7B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDD7B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.98:1	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 #CDD7B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdd7b4; }
.text { color: #cdd7b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdd7b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 215 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdd7b4, #bcd7b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CDD7B4?: #CDD7B4 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Morris Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDD7B4?: The RGB value is 205, 215, 180: 205 red, 215 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDD7B4?: The complementary color is #BEB4D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDD7B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.98:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.