What color is #CBBB79?

#CBBB79 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Canadian Maple. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBBB79?

The RGB value is 203, 187, 121: 203 red, 187 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBBB79?

The complementary color is #7989CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBBB79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.92:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBBB79 color

#CBBB79 rgb(203, 187, 121)

Shades of brown

The hex color #CBBB79 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 73.3% green and 47.5% blue (203, 187, 121).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 44% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 40% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Canadian Maple (#CAB266), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.92:1).

#CBBB79 color codes

HEX	`#CBBB79`
RGB	`rgb(203, 187, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 73.3%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 44%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 40%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 40%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.83, -3.7, 35.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.83, 35.66, 95.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.851, 49.619, 25.248)`
Decimal	`13351801`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBBB79, 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 #CBBB79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBBB79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.92:1	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 #CBBB79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbbb79; }
.text { color: #cbbb79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbbb79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 187 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbbb79, #b2cb79); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #CBBB79?: #CBBB79 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Canadian Maple. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBBB79?: The RGB value is 203, 187, 121: 203 red, 187 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBBB79?: The complementary color is #7989CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBBB79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.92:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.