What color is #CBA292?

#CBA292 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cashmere Clay. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBA292?

The RGB value is 203, 162, 146: 203 red, 162 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBA292?

The complementary color is #92BBCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBA292?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.12:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBA292 color

#CBA292 rgb(203, 162, 146)

Shades of brown

The hex color #CBA292 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 63.5% green and 57.3% blue (203, 162, 146).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 35% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 28% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Cashmere Clay (#CDA291), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.12:1).

#CBA292 color codes

HEX	`#CBA292`
RGB	`rgb(203, 162, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 63.5%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 35%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 28%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 28%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.9, 12.78, 14.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.9, 19.01, 47.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.738, 40.614, 32.777)`
Decimal	`13345426`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBA292, 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 #CBA292	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBA292 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.12:1	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 #CBA292 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cba292; }
.text { color: #cba292; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cba292; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 162 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cba292, #cbbf92); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Rose.

Questions

What color is #CBA292?: #CBA292 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cashmere Clay. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBA292?: The RGB value is 203, 162, 146: 203 red, 162 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBA292?: The complementary color is #92BBCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBA292?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.12:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.