What color is #CBC7AB?

#CBC7AB is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Moth. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBC7AB?

The RGB value is 203, 199, 171: 203 red, 199 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBC7AB?

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

Is black or white text better on #CBC7AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.3:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBC7AB color

#CBC7AB rgb(203, 199, 171)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CBC7AB is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 78% green and 67.1% blue (203, 199, 171).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 24% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Moth (#CBC1A2), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.3:1).

#CBC7AB color codes

HEX	`#CBC7AB`
RGB	`rgb(203, 199, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 78%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 24%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 16%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 16%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.89, -3.32, 14.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.89, 14.91, 102.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.402, 56.484, 46.662)`
Decimal	`13354923`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBC7AB, 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 #CBC7AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBC7AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.3:1	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 #CBC7AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbc7ab; }
.text { color: #cbc7ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbc7ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 199 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbc7ab, #bfcbab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CBC7AB?: #CBC7AB is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Moth. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBC7AB?: The RGB value is 203, 199, 171: 203 red, 199 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBC7AB?: The complementary color is #ABAFCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBC7AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.3:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.