What color is #CBC4A0?

#CBC4A0 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 #CBC4A0?

The RGB value is 203, 196, 160: 203 red, 196 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBC4A0?

The complementary color is #A0A7CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBC4A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.94:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBC4A0 color

#CBC4A0 rgb(203, 196, 160)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CBC4A0 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 76.9% green and 62.7% blue (203, 196, 160).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 29% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 21% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Moth (#CBC1A2), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.94:1).

#CBC4A0 color codes

HEX	`#CBC4A0`
RGB	`rgb(203, 196, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 76.9%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 29%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 21%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 21%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.88, -3.41, 18.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.88, 19.3, 100.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.714, 54.715, 41.14)`
Decimal	`13354144`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBC4A0, 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 #CBC4A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBC4A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.94:1	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 #CBC4A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbc4a0; }
.text { color: #cbc4a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbc4a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 196 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbc4a0, #bccba0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #CBC4A0?: #CBC4A0 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 #CBC4A0?: The RGB value is 203, 196, 160: 203 red, 196 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBC4A0?: The complementary color is #A0A7CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBC4A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.94:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.