What color is #CFBA9C?

#CFBA9C is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Treasure Map. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFBA9C?

The RGB value is 207, 186, 156: 207 red, 186 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFBA9C?

The complementary color is #9CB1CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFBA9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.16:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFBA9C color

#CFBA9C rgb(207, 186, 156)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CFBA9C is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 72.9% green and 61.2% blue (207, 186, 156).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 35% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 25% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Treasure Map (#D0BB9D), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.16:1).

#CFBA9C color codes

HEX	`#CFBA9C`
RGB	`rgb(207, 186, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 72.9%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 35%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 25%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 25%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.55, 2.8, 17.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.55, 18.17, 81.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.292, 50.785, 38.652)`
Decimal	`13613724`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFBA9C, 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 #CFBA9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFBA9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.16:1	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 #CFBA9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfba9c; }
.text { color: #cfba9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfba9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 186 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfba9c, #cbcf9c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #CFBA9C?: #CFBA9C is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Treasure Map. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFBA9C?: The RGB value is 207, 186, 156: 207 red, 186 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFBA9C?: The complementary color is #9CB1CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFBA9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.16:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.