What color is #CBB74A?

#CBB74A is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Old Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBB74A?

The RGB value is 203, 183, 74: 203 red, 183 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBB74A?

The complementary color is #4A5ECB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBB74A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBB74A color

#CBB74A rgb(203, 183, 74)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #CBB74A is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 71.8% green and 29% blue (203, 183, 74).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 55% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 64% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Old Gold (#CFB53B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.41:1).

#CBB74A color codes

HEX	`#CBB74A`
RGB	`rgb(203, 183, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 71.8%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 55%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 64%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 64%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.23, -5.67, 56.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.23, 56.6, 95.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.8, 47.06, 13.306)`
Decimal	`13350730`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBB74A, 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 #CBB74A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBB74A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.41:1	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 #CBB74A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbb74a; }
.text { color: #cbb74a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbb74a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 183 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbb74a, #9ecb4a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

Questions

What color is #CBB74A?: #CBB74A is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Old Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBB74A?: The RGB value is 203, 183, 74: 203 red, 183 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBB74A?: The complementary color is #4A5ECB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBB74A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.