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#CDAB7A Color

#CDAB7A is rgb(205, 171, 122) in RGB, hsl(35, 45%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 17%, 40%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light French Beige (#C8AD7F), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.72. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CDAB7A
HEX#CDAB7A
RGBrgb(205, 171, 122)
HSLhsl(35, 45%, 64%)
HSVhsv(35, 40%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 17%, 40%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(76% 0.076 76.3)
LABlab(72.20% 7.92 30.13)
LCHlch(72.20% 31.15 75.28)

What #CDAB7A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #CDAB7A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#CDAB7A Channel Values

How #CDAB7A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 205 · G 171 · B 1228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 35° · S 45% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 35° · S 40% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 17% · Y 40% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.16:1 vs white · 9.7:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CDAB7A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CDAB7A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CDAB7A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CDAB7A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #CDAB7A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CDAB7A.

How #CDAB7A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CDAB7A
Protanopia#B1B17A
Protanomaly#BDAF7A
Deuteranopia#B7B778
Deuteranomaly#C0B279
Tritanopia#D1A6A6
Tritanomaly#CFA896
Achromatopsia#B0B0B0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CDAB7A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-cdab7a: #CDAB7A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CDAB7A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cdab7a': '#CDAB7A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.671, blue: 0.478)
Android XML<color name="color_cdab7a">#CDAB7A</color>
SVG fillfill="#CDAB7A"

More Orange Colors

#CDAB7A sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CDAB7A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CDAB7A?

#CDAB7A is a light orange — rgb(205, 171, 122) in RGB and hsl(35, 45%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light French Beige (#C8AD7F), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.72.

What is the RGB value of #CDAB7A?

#CDAB7A is rgb(205, 171, 122) — red 205, green 171, and blue 122 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CDAB7A?

#CDAB7A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 17%, 40%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CDAB7A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CDAB7A scores 2.16:1 against white and 9.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CDAB7A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CDAB7A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is burlywood (#DEB887) at a CIE76 distance of 5.31, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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