What color is #CBC9B5?

#CBC9B5 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 #CBC9B5?

The RGB value is 203, 201, 181: 203 red, 201 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBC9B5?

The complementary color is #B5B7CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBC9B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.56:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBC9B5 color

#CBC9B5 rgb(203, 201, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CBC9B5 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 78.8% green and 71% blue (203, 201, 181).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 17% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 11% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Fog (#CBCAB6), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.56:1).

#CBC9B5 color codes

HEX	`#CBC9B5`
RGB	`rgb(203, 201, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 78.8%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 17%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 11%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 11%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.63, -2.77, 10.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.63, 10.61, 105.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.855, 57.806, 52.028)`
Decimal	`13355445`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBC9B5, 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 #CBC9B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBC9B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.56:1	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 #CBC9B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbc9b5; }
.text { color: #cbc9b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbc9b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 201 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbc9b5, #c2cbb5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CBC9B5?: #CBC9B5 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 #CBC9B5?: The RGB value is 203, 201, 181: 203 red, 201 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBC9B5?: The complementary color is #B5B7CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBC9B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.56:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.