What color is #CBB74C?

#CBB74C 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 #CBB74C?

The RGB value is 203, 183, 76: 203 red, 183 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBB74C?

The complementary color is #4C60CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBB74C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBB74C color

#CBB74C rgb(203, 183, 76)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #CBB74C is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 71.8% green and 29.8% blue (203, 183, 76).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 55% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 63% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Old Gold (#CFB53B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.42:1).

#CBB74C color codes

HEX	`#CBB74C`
RGB	`rgb(203, 183, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 71.8%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 55%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 63%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 63%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.25, -5.54, 55.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.25, 55.73, 95.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.868, 47.087, 13.667)`
Decimal	`13350732`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBB74C, 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 #CBB74C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBB74C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.42:1	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 #CBB74C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbb74c; }
.text { color: #cbb74c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbb74c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 183 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbb74c, #a0cb4c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

Questions

What color is #CBB74C?: #CBB74C 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 #CBB74C?: The RGB value is 203, 183, 76: 203 red, 183 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBB74C?: The complementary color is #4C60CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBB74C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.