What color is #CFAD98?

#CFAD98 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Frappé. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFAD98?

The RGB value is 207, 173, 152: 207 red, 173 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFAD98?

The complementary color is #98BACF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFAD98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.08:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFAD98 color

#CFAD98 rgb(207, 173, 152)

Shades of brown

The hex color #CFAD98 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 67.8% green and 59.6% blue (207, 173, 152).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 36% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 27% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Frappé (#CEAE99), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.08:1).

#CFAD98 color codes

HEX	`#CFAD98`
RGB	`rgb(207, 173, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 67.8%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 36%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 27%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 27%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.17, 9.19, 15.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.17, 17.94, 59.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.344, 45.421, 36.026)`
Decimal	`13610392`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFAD98, 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 #CFAD98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFAD98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.08:1	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 #CFAD98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfad98; }
.text { color: #cfad98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfad98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 173 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfad98, #cfc998); }

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Questions

What color is #CFAD98?: #CFAD98 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Frappé. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFAD98?: The RGB value is 207, 173, 152: 207 red, 173 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFAD98?: The complementary color is #98BACF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFAD98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.08:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.