What color is #CBA580?

#CBA580 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Latte. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBA580?

The RGB value is 203, 165, 128: 203 red, 165 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBA580?

The complementary color is #80A6CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBA580?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.23:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBA580 color

#CBA580 rgb(203, 165, 128)

Shades of brown

The hex color #CBA580 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 64.7% green and 50.2% blue (203, 165, 128).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 42% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 37% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Latte (#C5A582), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.23:1).

#CBA580 color codes

HEX	`#CBA580`
RGB	`rgb(203, 165, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 64.7%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 42%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 37%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 37%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.29, 8.83, 24.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.29, 26, 70.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.981, 41.167, 26.153)`
Decimal	`13346176`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBA580, 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 #CBA580	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBA580 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.23:1	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 #CBA580 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cba580; }
.text { color: #cba580; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cba580; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 165 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cba580, #cbcb80); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #CBA580?: #CBA580 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Latte. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBA580?: The RGB value is 203, 165, 128: 203 red, 165 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBA580?: The complementary color is #80A6CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBA580?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.23:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.