What color is #CBBD80?

#CBBD80 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Golden Mist. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBBD80?

The RGB value is 203, 189, 128: 203 red, 189 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBBD80?

The complementary color is #808ECB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBBD80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.13:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBBD80 color

#CBBD80 rgb(203, 189, 128)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CBBD80 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 74.1% green and 50.2% blue (203, 189, 128).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 42% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 37% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Golden Mist (#D4C990), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.13:1).

#CBBD80 color codes

HEX	`#CBBD80`
RGB	`rgb(203, 189, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 74.1%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 42%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 37%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 37%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.47, -3.96, 32.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.47, 32.89, 96.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.723, 50.652, 27.733)`
Decimal	`13352320`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBBD80, 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 #CBBD80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBBD80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.13:1	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 #CBBD80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbbd80; }
.text { color: #cbbd80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbbd80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 189 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbbd80, #b3cb80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #CBBD80?: #CBBD80 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Golden Mist. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBBD80?: The RGB value is 203, 189, 128: 203 red, 189 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBBD80?: The complementary color is #808ECB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBBD80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.13:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.