What color is #CFDEB5?

#CFDEB5 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Morris Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFDEB5?

The RGB value is 207, 222, 181: 207 red, 222 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFDEB5?

The complementary color is #C4B5DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFDEB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.77:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFDEB5 color

#CFDEB5 rgb(207, 222, 181)

Shades of green

The hex color #CFDEB5 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 87.1% green and 71% blue (207, 222, 181).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 38% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Morris Leaf (#C2D3AF), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.77:1).

#CFDEB5 color codes

HEX	`#CFDEB5`
RGB	`rgb(207, 222, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 87.1%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 38%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 18%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 18%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.43, -12.12, 18.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.43, 22.08, 123.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.193, 68.844, 53.824)`
Decimal	`13622965`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFDEB5, 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 #CFDEB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFDEB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.77:1	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 #CFDEB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfdeb5; }
.text { color: #cfdeb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfdeb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 222 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfdeb5, #bbdeb5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Goldenrod Yellow.

Questions

What color is #CFDEB5?: #CFDEB5 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Morris Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFDEB5?: The RGB value is 207, 222, 181: 207 red, 222 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFDEB5?: The complementary color is #C4B5DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFDEB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.77:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.