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#CDBAAD Color

#CDBAAD is rgb(205, 186, 173) in RGB, hsl(24, 24%, 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 4.82. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CDBAAD
HEX#CDBAAD
RGBrgb(205, 186, 173)
HSLhsl(24, 24%, 74%)
HSVhsv(24, 16%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 9%, 16%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(80.1% 0.028 56.7)
LABlab(76.87% 5.39 9.20)
LCHlch(76.87% 10.66 59.60)

What #CDBAAD 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 #CDBAAD, 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.

#CDBAAD Channel Values

How #CDBAAD 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 1738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 24° · S 24% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 24° · 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 #CDBAAD 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 #CDBAAD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CDBAAD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CDBAAD; 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 #CDBAAD

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 #CDBAAD.

How #CDBAAD 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#CDBAAD
Protanopia#BDBDAD
Protanomaly#C4BCAD
Deuteranopia#C1C1AC
Deuteranomaly#C6BEAD
Tritanopia#CEB8B8
Tritanomaly#CEB9B4
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CDBAAD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cdbaad: #CDBAAD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CDBAAD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cdbaad': '#CDBAAD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.729, blue: 0.678)
Android XML<color name="color_cdbaad">#CDBAAD</color>
SVG fillfill="#CDBAAD"

More Orange Colors

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

#CDBAAD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CDBAAD?

#CDBAAD is a light orange — rgb(205, 186, 173) in RGB and hsl(24, 24%, 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 4.82.

What is the RGB value of #CDBAAD?

#CDBAAD is rgb(205, 186, 173) — red 205, green 186, and blue 173 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CDBAAD?

#CDBAAD 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 #CDBAAD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CDBAAD 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 #CDBAAD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CDBAAD 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 10.69, which is visibly different.

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