What color is #CBBD7A?

#CBBD7A is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Muted Lime. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBBD7A?

The RGB value is 203, 189, 122: 203 red, 189 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBBD7A?

The complementary color is #7A88CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBBD7A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.1:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBBD7A color

#CBBD7A rgb(203, 189, 122)

Shades of brown

The hex color #CBBD7A is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 74.1% green and 47.8% blue (203, 189, 122).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 44% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 40% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Muted Lime (#D0C678), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.1:1).

#CBBD7A color codes

HEX	`#CBBD7A`
RGB	`rgb(203, 189, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 74.1%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 44%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 40%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 40%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.37, -4.64, 35.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.37, 35.94, 97.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.34, 50.498, 25.715)`
Decimal	`13352314`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBBD7A, 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 #CBBD7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBBD7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.1:1	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 #CBBD7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbbd7a; }
.text { color: #cbbd7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbbd7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 189 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbbd7a, #b0cb7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CBBD7A?: #CBBD7A is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Muted Lime. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBBD7A?: The RGB value is 203, 189, 122: 203 red, 189 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBBD7A?: The complementary color is #7A88CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBBD7A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.1:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.