What color is #CFD3AD?

#CFD3AD 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 #CFD3AD?

The RGB value is 207, 211, 173: 207 red, 211 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFD3AD?

The complementary color is #B1ADD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFD3AD?

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.

#CFD3AD color

#CFD3AD rgb(207, 211, 173)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #CFD3AD is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 82.7% green and 67.8% blue (207, 211, 173).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 30% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Melon (#CFD1B2), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#CFD3AD color codes

HEX	`#CFD3AD`
RGB	`rgb(207, 211, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 82.7%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 30%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 18%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 18%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.37, -7.76, 18.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.37, 19.97, 112.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.569, 62.871, 48.682)`
Decimal	`13620141`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFD3AD, 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 #CFD3AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFD3AD 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 #CFD3AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfd3ad; }
.text { color: #cfd3ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfd3ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 211 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfd3ad, #bcd3ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #CFD3AD?: #CFD3AD 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 #CFD3AD?: The RGB value is 207, 211, 173: 207 red, 211 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFD3AD?: The complementary color is #B1ADD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFD3AD?: 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.