What color is #CBC398?

#CBC398 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Court-Bouillon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBC398?

The RGB value is 203, 195, 152: 203 red, 195 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBC398?

The complementary color is #98A0CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBC398?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.8:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBC398 color

#CBC398 rgb(203, 195, 152)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CBC398 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 76.5% green and 59.6% blue (203, 195, 152).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 33% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 25% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Court-Bouillon (#CECB97), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.8:1).

#CBC398 color codes

HEX	`#CBC398`
RGB	`rgb(203, 195, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 76.5%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 33%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 25%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 25%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.46, -4.03, 22.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.46, 23.03, 100.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.811, 53.995, 37.498)`
Decimal	`13353880`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBC398, 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 #CBC398	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBC398 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.8:1	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 #CBC398 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbc398; }
.text { color: #cbc398; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbc398; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 195 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbc398, #b9cb98); }

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Questions

What color is #CBC398?: #CBC398 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Court-Bouillon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBC398?: The RGB value is 203, 195, 152: 203 red, 195 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBC398?: The complementary color is #98A0CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBC398?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.8:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.