What color is #CFC198?

#CFC198 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Castaway Beach. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFC198?

The RGB value is 207, 193, 152: 207 red, 193 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFC198?

The complementary color is #98A6CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFC198?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.73:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFC198 color

#CFC198 rgb(207, 193, 152)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CFC198 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 75.7% green and 59.6% blue (207, 193, 152).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 36% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 27% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Castaway Beach (#D0C19F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.73:1).

#CFC198 color codes

HEX	`#CFC198`
RGB	`rgb(207, 193, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 75.7%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 36%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 27%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 27%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.27, -1.45, 22.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.27, 22.52, 93.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.47, 53.674, 37.401)`
Decimal	`13615512`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFC198, 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 #CFC198	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFC198 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.73:1	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 #CFC198 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfc198; }
.text { color: #cfc198; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfc198; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 193 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfc198, #c1cf98); }

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Questions

What color is #CFC198?: #CFC198 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Castaway Beach. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFC198?: The RGB value is 207, 193, 152: 207 red, 193 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFC198?: The complementary color is #98A6CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFC198?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.73:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.