What color is #CFBCAA?

#CFBCAA is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Smoke Dragon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFBCAA?

The RGB value is 207, 188, 170: 207 red, 188 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFBCAA?

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

Is black or white text better on #CFBCAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.43:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFBCAA color

#CFBCAA rgb(207, 188, 170)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 73.7% green and 66.7% blue (207, 188, 170).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 28% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 18% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Smoke Dragon (#CCBBAA), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.43:1).

#CFBCAA color codes

HEX	`#CFBCAA`
RGB	`rgb(207, 188, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 73.7%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 28%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 18%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 18%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.36, 3.8, 11.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.36, 12.16, 71.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.971, 52.135, 45.4)`
Decimal	`13614250`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFBCAA, 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 #CFBCAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFBCAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.43:1	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 #CFBCAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfbcaa; }
.text { color: #cfbcaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfbcaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 188 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfbcaa, #cfcfaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CFBCAA?: #CFBCAA is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Smoke Dragon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFBCAA?: The RGB value is 207, 188, 170: 207 red, 188 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFBCAA?: The complementary color is #AABDCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFBCAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.43:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.