What color is #CBC0AA?

#CBC0AA is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Trail Dust. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBC0AA?

The RGB value is 203, 192, 170: 203 red, 192 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBC0AA?

The complementary color is #AAB5CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBC0AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.66:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBC0AA color

#CBC0AA rgb(203, 192, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CBC0AA is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 75.3% green and 66.7% blue (203, 192, 170).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 24% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Trail Dust (#D0C4AC), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.66:1).

#CBC0AA color codes

HEX	`#CBC0AA`
RGB	`rgb(203, 192, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 75.3%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 24%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 16%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 16%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.05, 0.2, 12.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.05, 12.48, 89.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.734, 53.299, 45.638)`
Decimal	`13353130`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBC0AA, 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 #CBC0AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBC0AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.66:1	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 #CBC0AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbc0aa; }
.text { color: #cbc0aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbc0aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 192 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbc0aa, #c5cbaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #CBC0AA?: #CBC0AA is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Trail Dust. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBC0AA?: The RGB value is 203, 192, 170: 203 red, 192 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBC0AA?: The complementary color is #AAB5CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBC0AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.66:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.