What color is #CFC7AA?

#CFC7AA is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Moth. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFC7AA?

The RGB value is 207, 199, 170: 207 red, 199 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFC7AA?

The complementary color is #AAB2CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFC7AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.4:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFC7AA color

#CFC7AA rgb(207, 199, 170)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CFC7AA is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 78% green and 66.7% blue (207, 199, 170).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 28% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 18% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Moth (#CBC1A2), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.4:1).

#CFC7AA color codes

HEX	`#CFC7AA`
RGB	`rgb(207, 199, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 78%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 28%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 18%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 18%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.19, -2, 15.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.19, 15.67, 97.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.411, 57.015, 46.214)`
Decimal	`13617066`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFC7AA, 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 #CFC7AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFC7AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.4:1	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 #CFC7AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfc7aa; }
.text { color: #cfc7aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfc7aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 199 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfc7aa, #c5cfaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CFC7AA?: #CFC7AA is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Moth. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFC7AA?: The RGB value is 207, 199, 170: 207 red, 199 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFC7AA?: The complementary color is #AAB2CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFC7AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.4:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.