What color is #FFCDBF?

#FFCDBF is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Piggy Bank. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFCDBF?

The RGB value is 255, 205, 191: 255 red, 205 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFCDBF?

The complementary color is #BFF1FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFCDBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.74:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFCDBF color

#FFCDBF rgb(255, 205, 191)

Shades of orange

The hex color #FFCDBF is a very light, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 80.4% green and 74.9% blue (255, 205, 191).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 100% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 25% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Piggy Bank (#FFCCBB), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.74:1).

#FFCDBF color codes

HEX	`#FFCDBF`
RGB	`rgb(255, 205, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 80.4%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 100%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 25%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 25%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.35, 15.64, 13.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.35, 20.77, 41.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.476, 68.687, 58.72)`
Decimal	`16764351`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFCDBF, 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 #FFCDBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFCDBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.74:1	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 #FFCDBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffcdbf; }
.text { color: #ffcdbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffcdbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 205 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffcdbf, #ffedbf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Millennial Pink.

Questions

What color is #FFCDBF?: #FFCDBF is a very light, vivid red, closest to the named color Piggy Bank. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFCDBF?: The RGB value is 255, 205, 191: 255 red, 205 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFCDBF?: The complementary color is #BFF1FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFCDBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.74:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.