What color is #CBC59A?

#CBC59A 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 #CBC59A?

The RGB value is 203, 197, 154: 203 red, 197 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBC59A?

The complementary color is #9AA0CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBC59A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.99:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBC59A color

#CBC59A rgb(203, 197, 154)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CBC59A is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 77.3% green and 60.4% blue (203, 197, 154).

Its hue angle is 53°, 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 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.99:1).

#CBC59A color codes

HEX	`#CBC59A`
RGB	`rgb(203, 197, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 77.3%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 32%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 24%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 24%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.02, -4.79, 22.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.02, 22.89, 102.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.428, 54.963, 38.518)`
Decimal	`13354394`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBC59A, 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 #CBC59A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBC59A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.99:1	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 #CBC59A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbc59a; }
.text { color: #cbc59a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbc59a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 197 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbc59a, #b8cb9a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CBC59A?: #CBC59A 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 #CBC59A?: The RGB value is 203, 197, 154: 203 red, 197 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBC59A?: The complementary color is #9AA0CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBC59A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.99:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.