Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #cfc8ae, its pure hue is 47.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 25.6%, and its lightness is 74.7%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #cfc8ae, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1a1916 to #b5af98.
#cfc8ae Color Information
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The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #cfc8ae. In RGB, it consists of 81.2% Red, 78.4% Green, and 68.2% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 3.4% Magenta, 15.9% Yellow, and 18.8% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 47.3°, with saturation of 25.6% and lightness of 74.7%. The decimal value for #cfc8ae is 13617326, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cccc99. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #cfc8ae is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #cfc8ae. In RGB, it consists of 81.2% Red, 78.4% Green, and 68.2% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 3.4% Magenta, 15.9% Yellow, and 18.8% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 47.3°, with saturation of 25.6% and lightness of 74.7%. The decimal value for #cfc8ae is 13617326, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cccc99. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #cfc8ae is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
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Last Updated: June 14, 2025
Tints of #cfc8ae
Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #cfc8ae, its pure hue is 47.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 25.6%, and its lightness is 74.7%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #cfc8ae, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #d5cfb8 to #f9f8f5.
Tones of #cfc8ae
Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #cfc8ae, its pure hue is 47.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 25.6%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #cfc8ae, which range from #bfbfbf (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ffe47e (the most colorful / 100% saturation).
Variations of #cfc8ae
There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #cfc8ae! For #cfc8ae, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #cfc8ae. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!
Color Coordinates of #cfc8ae
This color, #cfc8ae, consists of 81.2% Red, 78.4% Green, and 68.2% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 207, Green = 200, Blue = 174. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #cfc8ae is 0% Cyan, 3.4% Magenta, 15.9% Yellow, and 18.8% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.
R81.2%
C0.0%
G78.4%
M3.4%
B68.2%
Y15.9%
K18.8%
| Color Base | R (Red) | G (Green) | B (Blue) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decimal | 207 | 200 | 174 |
| Octal | 317 | 310 | 256 |
| Hexa | #cf | #c8 | #ae |
| Binary | 11001111 | 11001000 | 10101110 |
| Color Base | C (Cyan) | M (Magenta) | Y (Yellow) | Y (Black) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decimal | 0 | 3 | 15 | 18 |
| Octal | 0 | 3 | 17 | 22 |
| Hexa | #00 | #03 | #0f | #12 |
| Binary | 00000000 | 00000011 | 00001111 | 00010010 |
Analogous Colors of #cfc8ae
Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #cfc8ae — which has hue 47.3° — its analogous colors are located at 17.3° and 77.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cfc8ae.
Triadic Colors of #cfc8ae
Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #cfc8ae — which has hue 47.3° — its triadic colors are located at 47.3° and 287.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cfc8ae.
Complementary Color of #cfc8ae
A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #cfc8ae — which has hue 47.3° — its complementary color is located at 227.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cfc8ae.
Split Complementary Colors of #cfc8ae
Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #cfc8ae — which has hue 47.3° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 47.3° and 257.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cfc8ae.
Tetradic Colors of #cfc8ae
Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #cfc8ae — which has hue 47.3° — its tetradic colors are located at 317.3°, 47.3°, 137.3°, and 227.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cfc8ae.
Monochromatic Colors of #cfc8ae
Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #cfc8ae, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #aba592 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #ebe6d2 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).
HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #cfc8ae
We want to make getting started with #cfc8ae on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #cfc8ae into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #cfc8ae can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #cfc8ae with other HTML elements.
#cfc8ae Foreground / Text Color
The color of this text is #cfc8ae.
<span style="color: #cfc8ae;">The color of this text is #cfc8ae.</span>#cfc8ae Background Color
The background color for this text is #cfc8ae.
<div style="background-color: #cfc8ae; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #cfc8ae.</div>#cfc8ae Text Shadow Color
This color for the shadow of this text is #cfc8ae.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #cfc8ae;">This color for the shadow of this text is #cfc8ae.</span>#cfc8ae Border Color
This is a div with border color #cfc8ae.
<div style="border: #cfc8ae 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #cfc8ae.</div>#cfc8ae Color Rectangle on a White Background
This is a rectangle of color #cfc8ae on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #cfc8ae; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #cfc8ae on a white background.</div></div>#cfc8ae Color Rectangle on a Black Background
This is a rectangle of color #cfc8ae on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #cfc8ae; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #cfc8ae on a black background.</div></div>Gradient from #cfc8ae to White
This is a gradient from #cfc8ae to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#cfc8ae,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#cfc8ae,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#cfc8ae,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#cfc8ae,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #cfc8ae to white.</div>Gradient from #cfc8ae to Black
This is a gradient from #cfc8ae to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#cfc8ae,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#cfc8ae,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#cfc8ae,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#cfc8ae,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #cfc8ae to black.</div>Coding & Programming with #cfc8ae
In addition to using #cfc8ae on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #cfc8ae in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #cfc8ae, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 207, Green = 200, Blue = 174). If you need details about the color coordinates of #cfc8ae in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.
| Language | Environment | Code Snippet |
|---|---|---|
| HTML + CSS (Hex Code) | Web | #cfc8ae |
| HTML + CSS (RGB Code) | Web | rgb(207, 200, 174) |
| CSS Background Color | Web | .myclass { background-color: #cfc8ae; } |
| CSS Foreground + Text Color | Web | .myclass { color: #cfc8ae; } |
| CSS Border Color | Web | .myclass { border: 2px solid #cfc8ae; } |
| Java | (Multi-platform) | new Color(207, 200, 174); |
| Python | (Multi-platform) | Color("#cfc8ae") |
| Swift | iOS | UIColor(red:207, green:200, blue:174, alpha:1.0000) |
| Objective-C (iOS) | iOS | [UIColor colorWithRed:207 green:200 blue:174 alpha:1.0000]; |
| OpenGL | (Graphics) | glColor3f(207f, 200f, 174f); |
| C# / .NET | Windows | Color.FromArgb(207, 200, 174); |
#cfc8ae Color Blindness
Not everyone can see #cfc8ae the same way. For those with color blindness, #cfc8ae might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #cfc8ae looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #cfc8ae is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #cfc8ae looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #cfc8ae will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!
Trichromacy
Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women
Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women
Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000
Dichromacy
Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000
Accessibility
Not Accessibility Recommended
We analyzed whether #cfc8ae is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.7:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.