What color is #CFD2BA?

#CFD2BA is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Medlar. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFD2BA?

The RGB value is 207, 210, 186: 207 red, 210 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFD2BA?

The complementary color is #BDBAD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFD2BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.58:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFD2BA color

#CFD2BA rgb(207, 210, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CFD2BA is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 82.4% green and 72.9% blue (207, 210, 186).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 21% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Medlar (#D5D7BF), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.58:1).

#CFD2BA color codes

HEX	`#CFD2BA`
RGB	`rgb(207, 210, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 82.4%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 21%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 11%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 11%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.39, -5.19, 11.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.39, 12.67, 114.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.641, 62.904, 55.55)`
Decimal	`13619898`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFD2BA, 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 #CFD2BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFD2BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.58:1	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 #CFD2BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfd2ba; }
.text { color: #cfd2ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfd2ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 210 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfd2ba, #c3d2ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CFD2BA?: #CFD2BA is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Medlar. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFD2BA?: The RGB value is 207, 210, 186: 207 red, 210 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFD2BA?: The complementary color is #BDBAD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFD2BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.58:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.