What color is #CFBD82?

#CFBD82 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Honeymoon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFBD82?

The RGB value is 207, 189, 130: 207 red, 189 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFBD82?

The complementary color is #8294CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFBD82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.25:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFBD82 color

#CFBD82 rgb(207, 189, 130)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CFBD82 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 74.1% green and 51% blue (207, 189, 130).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 45% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 37% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Honeymoon (#D7BB80), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.25:1).

#CFBD82 color codes

HEX	`#CFBD82`
RGB	`rgb(207, 189, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 74.1%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 45%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 37%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 37%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.84, -2.13, 32.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.84, 32.23, 93.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.96, 51.274, 28.485)`
Decimal	`13614466`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFBD82, 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 #CFBD82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFBD82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.25:1	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 #CFBD82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfbd82; }
.text { color: #cfbd82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfbd82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 189 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfbd82, #bbcf82); }

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Questions

What color is #CFBD82?: #CFBD82 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Honeymoon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFBD82?: The RGB value is 207, 189, 130: 207 red, 189 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFBD82?: The complementary color is #8294CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFBD82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.25:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.