What color is #CFC496?

#CFC496 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Golden Mist. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFC496?

The RGB value is 207, 196, 150: 207 red, 196 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFC496?

The complementary color is #96A1CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFC496?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.99:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFC496 color

#CFC496 rgb(207, 196, 150)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CFC496 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 76.9% green and 58.8% blue (207, 196, 150).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 37% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 28% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Golden Mist (#D4C990), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.99:1).

#CFC496 color codes

HEX	`#CFC496`
RGB	`rgb(207, 196, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 76.9%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 37%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 28%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 28%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.01, -3.29, 24.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.01, 24.76, 97.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.977, 54.948, 36.769)`
Decimal	`13616278`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFC496, 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 #CFC496	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFC496 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.99:1	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 #CFC496 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfc496; }
.text { color: #cfc496; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfc496; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 196 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfc496, #bdcf96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #CFC496?: #CFC496 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Golden Mist. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFC496?: The RGB value is 207, 196, 150: 207 red, 196 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFC496?: The complementary color is #96A1CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFC496?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.99:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.