What color is #CBC6AE?

#CBC6AE is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tropical Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBC6AE?

The RGB value is 203, 198, 174: 203 red, 198 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBC6AE?

The complementary color is #AEB3CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBC6AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBC6AE color

#CBC6AE rgb(203, 198, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CBC6AE is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 77.6% green and 68.2% blue (203, 198, 174).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 22% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 14% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Fog (#CBCAB6), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.23:1).

#CBC6AE color codes

HEX	`#CBC6AE`
RGB	`rgb(203, 198, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 77.6%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 22%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 14%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 14%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.69, -2.33, 12.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.69, 12.87, 100.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.462, 56.141, 48.109)`
Decimal	`13354670`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBC6AE, 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 #CBC6AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBC6AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.23:1	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 #CBC6AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbc6ae; }
.text { color: #cbc6ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbc6ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 198 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbc6ae, #c2cbae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CBC6AE?: #CBC6AE is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tropical Fog. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBC6AE?: The RGB value is 203, 198, 174: 203 red, 198 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBC6AE?: The complementary color is #AEB3CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBC6AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.