What color is #CBB296?

#CBB296 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Baker’s Bread. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBB296?

The RGB value is 203, 178, 150: 203 red, 178 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBB296?

The complementary color is #96AFCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBB296?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBB296 color

#CBB296 rgb(203, 178, 150)

Shades of brown

The hex color #CBB296 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 69.8% green and 58.8% blue (203, 178, 150).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 34% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 26% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Baker’s Bread (#D0B393), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.35:1).

#CBB296 color codes

HEX	`#CBB296`
RGB	`rgb(203, 178, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 69.8%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 34%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 26%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 26%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.02, 4.69, 17.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.02, 18.24, 75.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.054, 46.741, 35.444)`
Decimal	`13349526`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBB296, 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 #CBB296	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBB296 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.35:1	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 #CBB296 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbb296; }
.text { color: #cbb296; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbb296; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 178 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbb296, #cacb96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #CBB296?: #CBB296 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Baker’s Bread. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBB296?: The RGB value is 203, 178, 150: 203 red, 178 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBB296?: The complementary color is #96AFCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBB296?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.