What color is #CBBF8F?

#CBBF8F 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 #CBBF8F?

The RGB value is 203, 191, 143: 203 red, 191 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBBF8F?

The complementary color is #8F9BCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBBF8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.39:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBBF8F color

#CBBF8F rgb(203, 191, 143)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CBBF8F is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 74.9% green and 56.1% blue (203, 191, 143).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 37% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 30% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Golden Mist (#D4C990), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.39:1).

#CBBF8F color codes

HEX	`#CBBF8F`
RGB	`rgb(203, 191, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 74.9%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 37%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 30%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 30%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.25, -3.15, 25.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.25, 25.99, 96.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.218, 51.942, 33.467)`
Decimal	`13352847`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBBF8F, 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 #CBBF8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBBF8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.39:1	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 #CBBF8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbbf8f; }
.text { color: #cbbf8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbbf8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 191 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbbf8f, #b9cb8f); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #CBBF8F?: #CBBF8F 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 #CBBF8F?: The RGB value is 203, 191, 143: 203 red, 191 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBBF8F?: The complementary color is #8F9BCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBBF8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.39:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.