What color is #CFCFBB?

#CFCFBB 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 #CFCFBB?

The RGB value is 207, 207, 187: 207 red, 207 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFCFBB?

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

Is black or white text better on #CFCFBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.3:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFCFBB color

#CFCFBB rgb(207, 207, 187)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 81.2% green and 73.3% blue (207, 207, 187).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 17% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Fog (#CBCAB6), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.3:1).

#CFCFBB color codes

HEX	`#CFCFBB`
RGB	`rgb(207, 207, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 81.2%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 17%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 10%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 10%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.64, -3.47, 9.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.64, 10.54, 109.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.014, 61.479, 55.867)`
Decimal	`13619131`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFCFBB, 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 #CFCFBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFCFBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.3:1	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 #CFCFBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfcfbb; }
.text { color: #cfcfbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfcfbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 207 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfcfbb, #c5cfbb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CFCFBB?: #CFCFBB 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 #CFCFBB?: The RGB value is 207, 207, 187: 207 red, 207 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFCFBB?: The complementary color is #BBBBCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFCFBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.3:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.