What color is #CBBA98?

#CBBA98 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Intimate Journal. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBBA98?

The RGB value is 203, 186, 152: 203 red, 186 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBBA98?

The complementary color is #98A9CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBBA98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBBA98 color

#CBBA98 rgb(203, 186, 152)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CBBA98 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 72.9% green and 59.6% blue (203, 186, 152).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 33% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 25% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Intimate Journal (#CCBB99), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.02:1).

#CBBA98 color codes

HEX	`#CBBA98`
RGB	`rgb(203, 186, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 72.9%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 33%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 25%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 25%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.12, 0.7, 19.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.12, 19.47, 87.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.855, 50.083, 36.846)`
Decimal	`13351576`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBBA98, 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 #CBBA98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBBA98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.02:1	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 #CBBA98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbba98; }
.text { color: #cbba98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbba98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 186 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbba98, #c3cb98); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #CBBA98?: #CBBA98 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Intimate Journal. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBBA98?: The RGB value is 203, 186, 152: 203 red, 186 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBBA98?: The complementary color is #98A9CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBBA98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.