What color is #CFC1AA?

#CFC1AA is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Trail Dust. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFC1AA?

The RGB value is 207, 193, 170: 207 red, 193 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFC1AA?

The complementary color is #AAB8CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFC1AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.86:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFC1AA color

#CFC1AA rgb(207, 193, 170)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CFC1AA is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 75.7% green and 66.7% blue (207, 193, 170).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 28% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 18% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Trail Dust (#D0C4AC), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.86:1).

#CFC1AA color codes

HEX	`#CFC1AA`
RGB	`rgb(207, 193, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 75.7%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 28%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 18%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 18%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.64, 1.15, 13.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.64, 13.41, 85.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.058, 54.309, 45.763)`
Decimal	`13615530`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFC1AA, 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 #CFC1AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFC1AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.86:1	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 #CFC1AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfc1aa; }
.text { color: #cfc1aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfc1aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 193 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfc1aa, #cbcfaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #CFC1AA?: #CFC1AA is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Trail Dust. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFC1AA?: The RGB value is 207, 193, 170: 207 red, 193 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFC1AA?: The complementary color is #AAB8CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFC1AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.86:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.