What color is #CBC58B?

#CBC58B is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Royal Goblet. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBC58B?

The RGB value is 203, 197, 139: 203 red, 197 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBC58B?

The complementary color is #8B91CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBC58B?

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.

#CBC58B color

#CBC58B rgb(203, 197, 139)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CBC58B is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 77.3% green and 54.5% blue (203, 197, 139).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 38% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 32% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Royal Goblet (#D4CA8E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#CBC58B color codes

HEX	`#CBC58B`
RGB	`rgb(203, 197, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 77.3%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 38%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 32%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 32%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.75, -6.79, 29.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.75, 30.67, 102.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.255, 54.494, 32.345)`
Decimal	`13354379`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBC58B, 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 #CBC58B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBC58B 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 #CBC58B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbc58b; }
.text { color: #cbc58b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbc58b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 197 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbc58b, #b1cb8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CBC58B?: #CBC58B is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Royal Goblet. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBC58B?: The RGB value is 203, 197, 139: 203 red, 197 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBC58B?: The complementary color is #8B91CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBC58B?: 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.