What color is #CBC3AE?

#CBC3AE is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Seine and Sensibility. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBC3AE?

The RGB value is 203, 195, 174: 203 red, 195 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBC3AE?

The complementary color is #AEB6CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBC3AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.96:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBC3AE color

#CBC3AE rgb(203, 195, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CBC3AE is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 76.5% green and 68.2% blue (203, 195, 174).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 22% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 14% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Seine and Sensibility (#CCC4B0), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.96:1).

#CBC3AE color codes

HEX	`#CBC3AE`
RGB	`rgb(203, 195, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 76.5%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 22%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 14%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 14%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.92, -0.75, 11.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.92, 11.58, 93.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.783, 54.783, 47.883)`
Decimal	`13353902`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBC3AE, 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 #CBC3AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBC3AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.96:1	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 #CBC3AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbc3ae; }
.text { color: #cbc3ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbc3ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 195 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbc3ae, #c4cbae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CBC3AE?: #CBC3AE is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Seine and Sensibility. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBC3AE?: The RGB value is 203, 195, 174: 203 red, 195 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBC3AE?: The complementary color is #AEB6CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBC3AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.96:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.