What color is #CFCAB0?

#CFCAB0 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Berber. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFCAB0?

The RGB value is 207, 202, 176: 207 red, 202 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFCAB0?

The complementary color is #B0B5CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFCAB0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.73:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFCAB0 color

#CFCAB0 rgb(207, 202, 176)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CFCAB0 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 79.2% green and 69% blue (207, 202, 176).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 24% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 15% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Berber (#D8CFB6), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.73:1).

#CFCAB0 color codes

HEX	`#CFCAB0`
RGB	`rgb(207, 202, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 79.2%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 24%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 15%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 15%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.09, -2.64, 13.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.09, 13.87, 100.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.689, 58.642, 49.504)`
Decimal	`13617840`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFCAB0, 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 #CFCAB0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFCAB0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.73:1	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 #CFCAB0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfcab0; }
.text { color: #cfcab0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfcab0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 202 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfcab0, #c5cfb0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CFCAB0?: #CFCAB0 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Berber. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFCAB0?: The RGB value is 207, 202, 176: 207 red, 202 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFCAB0?: The complementary color is #B0B5CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFCAB0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.73:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.