What color is #CFD2AC?

#CFD2AC is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bitter Melon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFD2AC?

The RGB value is 207, 210, 172: 207 red, 210 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFD2AC?

The complementary color is #AFACD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFD2AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.47:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFD2AC color

#CFD2AC rgb(207, 210, 172)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #CFD2AC is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 82.4% green and 67.5% blue (207, 210, 172).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 30% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 18% 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 13.47:1).

#CFD2AC color codes

HEX	`#CFD2AC`
RGB	`rgb(207, 210, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 82.4%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 30%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 18%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 18%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.09, -7.4, 18.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.09, 19.96, 111.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.225, 62.338, 48.092)`
Decimal	`13619884`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFD2AC, 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 #CFD2AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFD2AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.47:1	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 #CFD2AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfd2ac; }
.text { color: #cfd2ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfd2ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 210 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfd2ac, #bcd2ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #CFD2AC?: #CFD2AC is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bitter Melon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFD2AC?: The RGB value is 207, 210, 172: 207 red, 210 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFD2AC?: The complementary color is #AFACD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFD2AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.47:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.