What color is #CDDCBD?

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

What is the RGB value of #CDDCBD?

The RGB value is 205, 220, 189: 205 red, 220 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDDCBD?

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

Is black or white text better on #CDDCBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.57:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDDCBD color

#CDDCBD rgb(205, 220, 189)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 86.3% green and 74.1% blue (205, 220, 189).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 31% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Endive (#CEE1C8), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.57:1).

#CDDCBD color codes

HEX	`#CDDCBD`
RGB	`rgb(205, 220, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 86.3%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 31%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 14%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 14%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.93, -10.53, 13.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.93, 17.15, 127.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.954, 67.839, 58.07)`
Decimal	`13491389`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDDCBD, 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 #CDDCBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDDCBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.57:1	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 #CDDCBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cddcbd; }
.text { color: #cddcbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cddcbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 220 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cddcbd, #bedcbd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CDDCBD?: #CDDCBD is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Endive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDDCBD?: The RGB value is 205, 220, 189: 205 red, 220 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDDCBD?: The complementary color is #CCBDDC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDDCBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.57:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.