What color is #CFCDB1?

#CFCDB1 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bitter Melon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFCDB1?

The RGB value is 207, 205, 177: 207 red, 205 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFCDB1?

The complementary color is #B1B3CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFCDB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.02:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFCDB1 color

#CFCDB1 rgb(207, 205, 177)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CFCDB1 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 80.4% green and 69.4% blue (207, 205, 177).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 24% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 14% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Melon (#CFD1B2), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.02:1).

#CFCDB1 color codes

HEX	`#CFCDB1`
RGB	`rgb(207, 205, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 80.4%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 24%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 14%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 14%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.89, -4.05, 14.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.89, 14.78, 105.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.499, 60.103, 50.264)`
Decimal	`13618609`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFCDB1, 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 #CFCDB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFCDB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.02:1	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 #CFCDB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfcdb1; }
.text { color: #cfcdb1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfcdb1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 205 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfcdb1, #c2cfb1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CFCDB1?: #CFCDB1 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bitter Melon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFCDB1?: The RGB value is 207, 205, 177: 207 red, 205 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFCDB1?: The complementary color is #B1B3CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFCDB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.02:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.