What color is #CBC49E?

#CBC49E 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 #CBC49E?

The RGB value is 203, 196, 158: 203 red, 196 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBC49E?

The complementary color is #9EA5CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBC49E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.93:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBC49E color

#CBC49E rgb(203, 196, 158)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CBC49E is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 76.9% green and 62% blue (203, 196, 158).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 30% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 22% 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 11.93:1).

#CBC49E color codes

HEX	`#CBC49E`
RGB	`rgb(203, 196, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 76.9%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 30%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 22%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 22%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.84, -3.7, 20)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.84, 20.34, 100.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.54, 54.646, 40.226)`
Decimal	`13354142`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBC49E, 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 #CBC49E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBC49E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.93:1	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 #CBC49E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbc49e; }
.text { color: #cbc49e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbc49e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 196 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbc49e, #bbcb9e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #CBC49E?: #CBC49E 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 #CBC49E?: The RGB value is 203, 196, 158: 203 red, 196 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBC49E?: The complementary color is #9EA5CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBC49E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.93:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.