What color is #CFCAB7?

#CFCAB7 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Chrome White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFCAB7?

The RGB value is 207, 202, 183: 207 red, 202 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFCAB7?

The complementary color is #B7BCCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFCAB7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFCAB7 color

#CFCAB7 rgb(207, 202, 183)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CFCAB7 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 79.2% green and 71.8% blue (207, 202, 183).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 20% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 12% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Chrome White (#CAC7B7), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.79:1).

#CFCAB7 color codes

HEX	`#CFCAB7`
RGB	`rgb(207, 202, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 79.2%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 20%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 12%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 12%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.25, -1.52, 10.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.25, 10.22, 98.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.399, 58.926, 53.246)`
Decimal	`13617847`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFCAB7, 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 #CFCAB7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFCAB7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.79:1	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 #CFCAB7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfcab7; }
.text { color: #cfcab7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfcab7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 202 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfcab7, #c8cfb7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CFCAB7?: #CFCAB7 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Chrome White. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFCAB7?: The RGB value is 207, 202, 183: 207 red, 202 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFCAB7?: The complementary color is #B7BCCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFCAB7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.