What color is #CBBFA6?

#CBBFA6 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Another One Bites the Dust. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBBFA6?

The RGB value is 203, 191, 166: 203 red, 191 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBBFA6?

The complementary color is #A6B2CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBBFA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.54:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBBFA6 color

#CBBFA6 rgb(203, 191, 166)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CBBFA6 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 74.9% green and 65.1% blue (203, 191, 166).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 26% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 18% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Another One Bites the Dust (#C7BBA4), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.54:1).

#CBBFA6 color codes

HEX	`#CBBFA6`
RGB	`rgb(203, 191, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 74.9%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 26%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 18%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 18%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.7, 0.11, 14.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.7, 14.14, 89.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.142, 52.712, 43.602)`
Decimal	`13352870`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBBFA6, 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 #CBBFA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBBFA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.54:1	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 #CBBFA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbbfa6; }
.text { color: #cbbfa6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbbfa6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 191 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbbfa6, #c4cba6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #CBBFA6?: #CBBFA6 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Another One Bites the Dust. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBBFA6?: The RGB value is 203, 191, 166: 203 red, 191 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBBFA6?: The complementary color is #A6B2CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBBFA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.54:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.