What color is #CFD0AD?

#CFD0AD is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bitter Melon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFD0AD?

The RGB value is 207, 208, 173: 207 red, 208 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFD0AD?

The complementary color is #AEADD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFD0AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.28:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFD0AD color

#CFD0AD rgb(207, 208, 173)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CFD0AD is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 81.6% green and 67.8% blue (207, 208, 173).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 27% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Melon (#CFD1B2), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.28:1).

#CFD0AD color codes

HEX	`#CFD0AD`
RGB	`rgb(207, 208, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 81.6%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 27%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 17%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 17%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.59, -6.22, 17.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.59, 18.39, 109.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.83, 61.395, 48.436)`
Decimal	`13619373`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFD0AD, 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 #CFD0AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFD0AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.28:1	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 #CFD0AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfd0ad; }
.text { color: #cfd0ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfd0ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 208 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfd0ad, #bed0ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CFD0AD?: #CFD0AD is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bitter Melon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFD0AD?: The RGB value is 207, 208, 173: 207 red, 208 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFD0AD?: The complementary color is #AEADD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFD0AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.28:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.