What color is #CFB19C?

#CFB19C is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Soba. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFB19C?

The RGB value is 207, 177, 156: 207 red, 177 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFB19C?

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

Is black or white text better on #CFB19C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFB19C color

#CFB19C rgb(207, 177, 156)

Shades of brown

The hex color #CFB19C is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 69.4% green and 61.2% blue (207, 177, 156).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 35% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 25% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Soba (#D1B49F), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.42:1).

#CFB19C color codes

HEX	`#CFB19C`
RGB	`rgb(207, 177, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 69.4%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 35%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 25%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 25%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.26, 7.6, 14.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.26, 16.61, 62.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.455, 47.112, 38.04)`
Decimal	`13611420`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFB19C, 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 #CFB19C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFB19C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.42:1	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 #CFB19C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfb19c; }
.text { color: #cfb19c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfb19c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 177 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfb19c, #cfcb9c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #CFB19C?: #CFB19C is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Soba. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFB19C?: The RGB value is 207, 177, 156: 207 red, 177 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFB19C?: The complementary color is #9CBACF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFB19C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.