What color is #CFD4BD?

#CFD4BD is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Medlar. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFD4BD?

The RGB value is 207, 212, 189: 207 red, 212 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFD4BD?

The complementary color is #C2BDD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFD4BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.81:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFD4BD color

#CFD4BD rgb(207, 212, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CFD4BD is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 83.1% green and 74.1% blue (207, 212, 189).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 21% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Medlar (#D5D7BF), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.81:1).

#CFD4BD color codes

HEX	`#CFD4BD`
RGB	`rgb(207, 212, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 83.1%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 21%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 11%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 11%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.98, -5.73, 10.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.98, 12.23, 117.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.46, 64.027, 57.413)`
Decimal	`13620413`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFD4BD, 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 #CFD4BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFD4BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.81:1	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 #CFD4BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfd4bd; }
.text { color: #cfd4bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfd4bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 212 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfd4bd, #c3d4bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CFD4BD?: #CFD4BD is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Medlar. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFD4BD?: The RGB value is 207, 212, 189: 207 red, 212 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFD4BD?: The complementary color is #C2BDD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFD4BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.81:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.