What color is #CFD2B9?

#CFD2B9 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Medlar. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFD2B9?

The RGB value is 207, 210, 185: 207 red, 210 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFD2B9?

The complementary color is #BCB9D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFD2B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.57:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFD2B9 color

#CFD2B9 rgb(207, 210, 185)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #CFD2B9 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 82.4% green and 72.5% blue (207, 210, 185).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 22% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Medlar (#D5D7BF), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.57:1).

#CFD2B9 color codes

HEX	`#CFD2B9`
RGB	`rgb(207, 210, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 82.4%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 22%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 12%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 12%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.37, -5.36, 12.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.37, 13.19, 113.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.535, 62.862, 54.992)`
Decimal	`13619897`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFD2B9, 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 #CFD2B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFD2B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.57:1	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 #CFD2B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfd2b9; }
.text { color: #cfd2b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfd2b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 210 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfd2b9, #c2d2b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CFD2B9?: #CFD2B9 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Medlar. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFD2B9?: The RGB value is 207, 210, 185: 207 red, 210 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFD2B9?: The complementary color is #BCB9D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFD2B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.57:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.