What color is #CED1AA?

#CED1AA is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bitter Melon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CED1AA?

The RGB value is 206, 209, 170: 206 red, 209 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CED1AA?

The complementary color is #ADAAD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CED1AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.33:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CED1AA color

#CED1AA rgb(206, 209, 170)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #CED1AA is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 82% green and 66.7% blue (206, 209, 170).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 30% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Melon (#CFD1B2), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.33:1).

#CED1AA color codes

HEX	`#CED1AA`
RGB	`rgb(206, 209, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 82%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 30%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 19%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 19%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.71, -7.55, 19.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.71, 20.5, 111.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.509, 61.625, 46.993)`
Decimal	`13554090`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CED1AA, 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 #CED1AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CED1AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.33:1	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 #CED1AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ced1aa; }
.text { color: #ced1aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ced1aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 209 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ced1aa, #bbd1aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #CED1AA?: #CED1AA is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bitter Melon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CED1AA?: The RGB value is 206, 209, 170: 206 red, 209 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CED1AA?: The complementary color is #ADAAD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CED1AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.33:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.