What color is #CBC8AD?

#CBC8AD is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tropical Fog. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBC8AD?

The RGB value is 203, 200, 173: 203 red, 200 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBC8AD?

The complementary color is #ADB0CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBC8AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.4:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBC8AD color

#CBC8AD rgb(203, 200, 173)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CBC8AD is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 78.4% green and 67.8% blue (203, 200, 173).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 22% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 15% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Fog (#CBCAB6), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.4:1).

#CBC8AD color codes

HEX	`#CBC8AD`
RGB	`rgb(203, 200, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 78.4%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 22%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 15%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 15%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.19, -3.53, 13.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.19, 14.34, 104.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.825, 57.023, 47.751)`
Decimal	`13355181`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBC8AD, 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 #CBC8AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBC8AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.4:1	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 #CBC8AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbc8ad; }
.text { color: #cbc8ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbc8ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 200 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbc8ad, #bfcbad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CBC8AD?: #CBC8AD is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tropical Fog. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBC8AD?: The RGB value is 203, 200, 173: 203 red, 200 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBC8AD?: The complementary color is #ADB0CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBC8AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.4:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.