What color is #CFA69B?

#CFA69B is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Cashmere Clay. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFA69B?

The RGB value is 207, 166, 155: 207 red, 166 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFA69B?

The complementary color is #9BC4CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFA69B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.58:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFA69B color

#CFA69B rgb(207, 166, 155)

Shades of orange

The hex color #CFA69B is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 65.1% green and 60.8% blue (207, 166, 155).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 35% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 25% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Cashmere Clay (#CDA291), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.58:1).

#CFA69B color codes

HEX	`#CFA69B`
RGB	`rgb(207, 166, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 65.1%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 35%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 25%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 25%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.49, 13.4, 11.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.49, 17.6, 40.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.285, 42.906, 36.9)`
Decimal	`13608603`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFA69B, 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 #CFA69B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFA69B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.58:1	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 #CFA69B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfa69b; }
.text { color: #cfa69b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfa69b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 166 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfa69b, #cfc09b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Rose.

Questions

What color is #CFA69B?: #CFA69B is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Cashmere Clay. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFA69B?: The RGB value is 207, 166, 155: 207 red, 166 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFA69B?: The complementary color is #9BC4CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFA69B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.58:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.