What color is #CBC199?

#CBC199 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Moth. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBC199?

The RGB value is 203, 193, 153: 203 red, 193 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBC199?

The complementary color is #99A3CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBC199?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.63:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBC199 color

#CBC199 rgb(203, 193, 153)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CBC199 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 75.7% green and 60% blue (203, 193, 153).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 32% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 25% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Moth (#CBC1A2), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.63:1).

#CBC199 color codes

HEX	`#CBC199`
RGB	`rgb(203, 193, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 75.7%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 32%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 25%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 25%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.96, -2.85, 21.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.96, 21.64, 97.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.448, 53.137, 37.782)`
Decimal	`13353369`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBC199, 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 #CBC199	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBC199 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.63:1	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 #CBC199 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbc199; }
.text { color: #cbc199; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbc199; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 193 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbc199, #bccb99); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #CBC199?: #CBC199 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Moth. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBC199?: The RGB value is 203, 193, 153: 203 red, 193 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBC199?: The complementary color is #99A3CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBC199?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.63:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.