What color is #CFCAB5?

#CFCAB5 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tropical Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFCAB5?

The RGB value is 207, 202, 181: 207 red, 202 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFCAB5?

The complementary color is #B5BACF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFCAB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.77:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFCAB5 color

#CFCAB5 rgb(207, 202, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CFCAB5 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 79.2% green and 71% blue (207, 202, 181).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 21% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 13% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Fog (#CBCAB6), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.77:1).

#CFCAB5 color codes

HEX	`#CFCAB5`
RGB	`rgb(207, 202, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 79.2%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 21%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 13%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 13%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.21, -1.85, 11.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.21, 11.26, 99.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.192, 58.843, 52.157)`
Decimal	`13617845`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFCAB5, 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 #CFCAB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFCAB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.77:1	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 #CFCAB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfcab5; }
.text { color: #cfcab5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfcab5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 202 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfcab5, #c7cfb5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CFCAB5?: #CFCAB5 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tropical Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFCAB5?: The RGB value is 207, 202, 181: 207 red, 202 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFCAB5?: The complementary color is #B5BACF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFCAB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.77:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.