What color is #CBC165?

#CBC165 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color The Weight of Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBC165?

The RGB value is 203, 193, 101: 203 red, 193 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBC165?

The complementary color is #656FCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBC165?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.36:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBC165 color

#CBC165 rgb(203, 193, 101)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #CBC165 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 75.7% green and 39.6% blue (203, 193, 101).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 50% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 50% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is The Weight of Gold (#CDBB63), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.36:1).

#CBC165 color codes

HEX	`#CBC165`
RGB	`rgb(203, 193, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 75.7%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 50%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 50%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 50%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.15, -8.8, 47.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.15, 47.96, 100.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.049, 51.778, 19.878)`
Decimal	`13353317`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBC165, 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 #CBC165	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBC165 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.36:1	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 #CBC165 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbc165; }
.text { color: #cbc165; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbc165; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 193 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbc165, #a2cb65); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CBC165?: #CBC165 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color The Weight of Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBC165?: The RGB value is 203, 193, 101: 203 red, 193 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBC165?: The complementary color is #656FCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBC165?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.36:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.