What color is #CBC7A3?

#CBC7A3 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Crystal Palace. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBC7A3?

The RGB value is 203, 199, 163: 203 red, 199 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBC7A3?

The complementary color is #A3A7CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBC7A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.24:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBC7A3 color

#CBC7A3 rgb(203, 199, 163)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CBC7A3 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 78% green and 63.9% blue (203, 199, 163).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 28% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 20% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Crystal Palace (#D3CFAB), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.24:1).

#CBC7A3 color codes

HEX	`#CBC7A3`
RGB	`rgb(203, 199, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 78%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 28%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 20%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 20%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.72, -4.54, 18.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.72, 19.11, 103.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.663, 56.188, 42.767)`
Decimal	`13354915`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBC7A3, 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 #CBC7A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBC7A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.24:1	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 #CBC7A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbc7a3; }
.text { color: #cbc7a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbc7a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 199 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbc7a3, #bbcba3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #CBC7A3?: #CBC7A3 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Crystal Palace. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBC7A3?: The RGB value is 203, 199, 163: 203 red, 199 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBC7A3?: The complementary color is #A3A7CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBC7A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.24:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.