What color is #CFBB99?

#CFBB99 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Baker’s Dozen. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFBB99?

The RGB value is 207, 187, 153: 207 red, 187 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFBB99?

The complementary color is #99ADCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFBB99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.22:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFBB99 color

#CFBB99 rgb(207, 187, 153)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CFBB99 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 73.3% green and 60% blue (207, 187, 153).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 36% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 26% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Baker’s Dozen (#CEB997), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.22:1).

#CFBB99 color codes

HEX	`#CFBB99`
RGB	`rgb(207, 187, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 73.3%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 36%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 26%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 26%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.74, 1.85, 19.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.74, 19.92, 84.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.253, 51.107, 37.401)`
Decimal	`13613977`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFBB99, 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 #CFBB99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFBB99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.22:1	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 #CFBB99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfbb99; }
.text { color: #cfbb99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfbb99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 187 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfbb99, #c8cf99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #CFBB99?: #CFBB99 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Baker’s Dozen. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFBB99?: The RGB value is 207, 187, 153: 207 red, 187 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFBB99?: The complementary color is #99ADCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFBB99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.22:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.