What color is #CBC6A8?

#CBC6A8 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 #CBC6A8?

The RGB value is 203, 198, 168: 203 red, 198 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBC6A8?

The complementary color is #A8ADCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBC6A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.18:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBC6A8 color

#CBC6A8 rgb(203, 198, 168)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CBC6A8 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 77.6% green and 65.9% blue (203, 198, 168).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 25% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 17% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Moth (#CBC1A2), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.18:1).

#CBC6A8 color codes

HEX	`#CBC6A8`
RGB	`rgb(203, 198, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 77.6%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 25%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 17%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 17%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.56, -3.26, 15.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.56, 16.02, 101.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.89, 55.913, 45.097)`
Decimal	`13354664`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBC6A8, 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 #CBC6A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBC6A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.18:1	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 #CBC6A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbc6a8; }
.text { color: #cbc6a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbc6a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 198 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbc6a8, #becba8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #CBC6A8?: #CBC6A8 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 #CBC6A8?: The RGB value is 203, 198, 168: 203 red, 198 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBC6A8?: The complementary color is #A8ADCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBC6A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.18:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.