What color is #CFB595?

#CFB595 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Baker’s Bread. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFB595?

The RGB value is 207, 181, 149: 207 red, 181 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFB595?

The complementary color is #95AFCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFB595?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.7:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFB595 color

#CFB595 rgb(207, 181, 149)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CFB595 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 71% green and 58.4% blue (207, 181, 149).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 38% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 28% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Baker’s Bread (#D0B393), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.7:1).

#CFB595 color codes

HEX	`#CFB595`
RGB	`rgb(207, 181, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 71%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 38%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 28%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 28%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.13, 4.49, 19.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.13, 20.26, 77.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.681, 48.485, 35.275)`
Decimal	`13612437`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFB595, 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 #CFB595	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFB595 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.7:1	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 #CFB595 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfb595; }
.text { color: #cfb595; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfb595; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 181 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfb595, #cccf95); }

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Questions

What color is #CFB595?: #CFB595 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Baker’s Bread. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFB595?: The RGB value is 207, 181, 149: 207 red, 181 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFB595?: The complementary color is #95AFCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFB595?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.7:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.