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#CDBAAC Color

#CDBAAC is rgb(205, 186, 172) in RGB, hsl(25, 25%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 9%, 16%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Vanilla (#D1BEA8), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.33. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CDBAAC
HEX#CDBAAC
RGBrgb(205, 186, 172)
HSLhsl(25, 25%, 74%)
HSVhsv(25, 16%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 9%, 16%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(80.1% 0.029 58.7)
LABlab(76.85% 5.28 9.70)
LCHlch(76.85% 11.05 61.46)

What #CDBAAC 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 #CDBAAC, 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.

#CDBAAC Channel Values

How #CDBAAC 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 186 · B 1728-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 25° · S 25% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 25° · S 16% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 9% · Y 16% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.87:1 vs white · 11.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CDBAAC 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 text1.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #CDBAAC

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

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #CDBAAC

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 #CDBAAC.

How #CDBAAC 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#CDBAAC
Protanopia#BDBDAC
Protanomaly#C4BCAC
Deuteranopia#C1C1AB
Deuteranomaly#C6BEAC
Tritanopia#CEB8B8
Tritanomaly#CEB9B4
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CDBAAC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cdbaac: #CDBAAC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CDBAAC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cdbaac': '#CDBAAC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.729, blue: 0.675)
Android XML<color name="color_cdbaac">#CDBAAC</color>
SVG fillfill="#CDBAAC"

More Orange Colors

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

#CDBAAC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CDBAAC?

#CDBAAC is a light orange — rgb(205, 186, 172) in RGB and hsl(25, 25%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Vanilla (#D1BEA8), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.33.

What is the RGB value of #CDBAAC?

#CDBAAC is rgb(205, 186, 172) — red 205, green 186, and blue 172 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CDBAAC?

#CDBAAC converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 9%, 16%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CDBAAC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CDBAAC scores 1.87:1 against white and 11.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CDBAAC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CDBAAC 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 silver (#C0C0C0) at a CIE76 distance of 11.08, which is visibly different.

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