What color is #CBC49A?

#CBC49A 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 #CBC49A?

The RGB value is 203, 196, 154: 203 red, 196 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBC49A?

The complementary color is #9AA1CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBC49A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.9:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBC49A color

#CBC49A rgb(203, 196, 154)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CBC49A is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 76.9% green and 60.4% blue (203, 196, 154).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 32% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 24% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Court-Bouillon (#CECB97), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.9:1).

#CBC49A color codes

HEX	`#CBC49A`
RGB	`rgb(203, 196, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 76.9%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 32%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 24%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 24%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.76, -4.27, 22.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.76, 22.43, 100.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.201, 54.51, 38.443)`
Decimal	`13354138`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBC49A, 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 #CBC49A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBC49A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.9:1	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 #CBC49A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbc49a; }
.text { color: #cbc49a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbc49a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 196 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbc49a, #b9cb9a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CBC49A?: #CBC49A 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 #CBC49A?: The RGB value is 203, 196, 154: 203 red, 196 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBC49A?: The complementary color is #9AA1CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBC49A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.9:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.