What color is #CBBE80?

#CBBE80 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 #CBBE80?

The RGB value is 203, 190, 128: 203 red, 190 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBBE80?

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

Is black or white text better on #CBBE80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.22:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBBE80 color

#CBBE80 rgb(203, 190, 128)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CBBE80 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 74.5% green and 50.2% blue (203, 190, 128).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 42% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 37% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Golden Mist (#D4C990), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.22:1).

#CBBE80 color codes

HEX	`#CBBE80`
RGB	`rgb(203, 190, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 74.5%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 42%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 37%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 37%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.73, -4.48, 32.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.73, 33.29, 97.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.939, 51.083, 27.805)`
Decimal	`13352576`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBBE80, 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 #CBBE80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBBE80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.22:1	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 #CBBE80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbbe80; }
.text { color: #cbbe80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbbe80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 190 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbbe80, #b2cb80); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #CBBE80?: #CBBE80 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 #CBBE80?: The RGB value is 203, 190, 128: 203 red, 190 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBBE80?: The complementary color is #808DCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBBE80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.22:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.