What color is #CFC9B4?

#CFC9B4 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Seine and Sensibility. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFC9B4?

The RGB value is 207, 201, 180: 207 red, 201 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFC9B4?

The complementary color is #B4BACF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFC9B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.67:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFC9B4 color

#CFC9B4 rgb(207, 201, 180)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CFC9B4 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 78.8% green and 70.6% blue (207, 201, 180).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 22% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 13% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Seine and Sensibility (#CCC4B0), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.67:1).

#CFC9B4 color codes

HEX	`#CFC9B4`
RGB	`rgb(207, 201, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 78.8%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 22%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 13%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 13%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.92, -1.48, 11.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.92, 11.34, 97.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.856, 58.335, 51.541)`
Decimal	`13617588`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFC9B4, 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 #CFC9B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFC9B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.67:1	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 #CFC9B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfc9b4; }
.text { color: #cfc9b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfc9b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 201 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfc9b4, #c8cfb4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CFC9B4?: #CFC9B4 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Seine and Sensibility. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFC9B4?: The RGB value is 207, 201, 180: 207 red, 201 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFC9B4?: The complementary color is #B4BACF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFC9B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.67:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.