What color is #CBC178?

#CBC178 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Muted Lime. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBC178?

The RGB value is 203, 193, 120: 203 red, 193 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBC178?

The complementary color is #7882CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBC178?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBC178 color

#CBC178 rgb(203, 193, 120)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #CBC178 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 75.7% green and 47.1% blue (203, 193, 120).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 44% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 41% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Muted Lime (#D0C678), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.44:1).

#CBC178 color codes

HEX	`#CBC178`
RGB	`rgb(203, 193, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 75.7%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 44%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 41%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 41%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.4, -6.93, 37.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.4, 38.6, 100.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.09, 52.194, 25.36)`
Decimal	`13353336`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBC178, 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 #CBC178	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBC178 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.44:1	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 #CBC178 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbc178; }
.text { color: #cbc178; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbc178; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 193 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbc178, #abcb78); }

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Questions

What color is #CBC178?: #CBC178 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Muted Lime. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBC178?: The RGB value is 203, 193, 120: 203 red, 193 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBC178?: The complementary color is #7882CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBC178?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.