What color is #CBAC73?

#CBAC73 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Gold Digger. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBAC73?

The RGB value is 203, 172, 115: 203 red, 172 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBAC73?

The complementary color is #7392CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBAC73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.69:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBAC73 color

#CBAC73 rgb(203, 172, 115)

Shades of orange

The hex color #CBAC73 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 67.5% green and 45.1% blue (203, 172, 115).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 46% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 43% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Gold Digger (#D1B075), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.69:1).

#CBAC73 color codes

HEX	`#CBAC73`
RGB	`rgb(203, 172, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 67.5%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 46%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 43%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 43%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.85, 3.6, 33.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.85, 33.66, 83.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.477, 43.441, 22.364)`
Decimal	`13347955`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBAC73, 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 #CBAC73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBAC73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.69:1	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 #CBAC73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbac73; }
.text { color: #cbac73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbac73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 172 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbac73, #becb73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #CBAC73?: #CBAC73 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Gold Digger. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBAC73?: The RGB value is 203, 172, 115: 203 red, 172 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBAC73?: The complementary color is #7392CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBAC73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.69:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.