What color is #CFC7B9?

#CFC7B9 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Buff It. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFC7B9?

The RGB value is 207, 199, 185: 207 red, 199 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFC7B9?

The complementary color is #B9C1CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFC7B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.52:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFC7B9 color

#CFC7B9 rgb(207, 199, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CFC7B9 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 78% green and 72.5% blue (207, 199, 185).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 19% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 11% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Buff It (#D9CFBE), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.52:1).

#CFC7B9 color codes

HEX	`#CFC7B9`
RGB	`rgb(207, 199, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 78%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 19%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 11%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 11%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.52, 0.38, 8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.52, 8.01, 87.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.912, 57.616, 54.118)`
Decimal	`13617081`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFC7B9, 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 #CFC7B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFC7B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.52:1	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 #CFC7B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfc7b9; }
.text { color: #cfc7b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfc7b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 199 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfc7b9, #cccfb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CFC7B9?: #CFC7B9 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Buff It. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFC7B9?: The RGB value is 207, 199, 185: 207 red, 199 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFC7B9?: The complementary color is #B9C1CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFC7B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.52:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.