What color is #CFD4BE?

#CFD4BE 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 #CFD4BE?

The RGB value is 207, 212, 190: 207 red, 212 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFD4BE?

The complementary color is #C3BED4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFD4BE?

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.

#CFD4BE color

#CFD4BE rgb(207, 212, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CFD4BE is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 83.1% green and 74.5% blue (207, 212, 190).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 20% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Medlar (#D5D7BF), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#CFD4BE color codes

HEX	`#CFD4BE`
RGB	`rgb(207, 212, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 83.1%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 20%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 10%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 10%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84, -5.56, 10.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84, 11.71, 118.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.569, 64.07, 57.986)`
Decimal	`13620414`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFD4BE, 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 #CFD4BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFD4BE 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 #CFD4BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfd4be; }
.text { color: #cfd4be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfd4be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 212 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfd4be, #c4d4be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CFD4BE?: #CFD4BE 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 #CFD4BE?: The RGB value is 207, 212, 190: 207 red, 212 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFD4BE?: The complementary color is #C3BED4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFD4BE?: 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.