What color is #CBA58B?

#CBA58B is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Frappé. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBA58B?

The RGB value is 203, 165, 139: 203 red, 165 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBA58B?

The complementary color is #8BB1CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBA58B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBA58B color

#CBA58B rgb(203, 165, 139)

Shades of brown

The hex color #CBA58B is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 64.7% green and 54.5% blue (203, 165, 139).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 38% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 32% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Frappé (#CEAE99), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.29:1).

#CBA58B color codes

HEX	`#CBA58B`
RGB	`rgb(203, 165, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 64.7%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 38%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 32%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 32%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.51, 10.21, 18.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.51, 21.35, 61.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.745, 41.473, 30.175)`
Decimal	`13346187`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBA58B, 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 #CBA58B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBA58B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.29:1	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 #CBA58B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cba58b; }
.text { color: #cba58b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cba58b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 165 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cba58b, #cbc58b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CBA58B?: #CBA58B is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Frappé. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBA58B?: The RGB value is 203, 165, 139: 203 red, 165 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBA58B?: The complementary color is #8BB1CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBA58B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.