What color is #CBC19F?

#CBC19F 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 #CBC19F?

The RGB value is 203, 193, 159: 203 red, 193 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBC19F?

The complementary color is #9FA9CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBC19F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.67:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBC19F color

#CBC19F rgb(203, 193, 159)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CBC19F is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 75.7% green and 62.4% blue (203, 193, 159).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 30% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 22% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Moth (#CBC1A2), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.67:1).

#CBC19F color codes

HEX	`#CBC19F`
RGB	`rgb(203, 193, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 75.7%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 30%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 22%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 22%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.08, -1.99, 18.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.08, 18.52, 96.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.957, 53.341, 40.458)`
Decimal	`13353375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBC19F, 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 #CBC19F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBC19F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.67:1	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 #CBC19F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbc19f; }
.text { color: #cbc19f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbc19f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 193 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbc19f, #bfcb9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #CBC19F?: #CBC19F 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 #CBC19F?: The RGB value is 203, 193, 159: 203 red, 193 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBC19F?: The complementary color is #9FA9CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBC19F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.67:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.