What color is #CBCAAC?

#CBCAAC is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bitter Melon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBCAAC?

The RGB value is 203, 202, 172: 203 red, 202 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBCAAC?

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

Is black or white text better on #CBCAAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.58:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBCAAC color

#CBCAAC rgb(203, 202, 172)

Shades of beige

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 79.2% green and 67.5% blue (203, 202, 172).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 23% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Melon (#CFD1B2), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.58:1).

#CBCAAC color codes

HEX	`#CBCAAC`
RGB	`rgb(203, 202, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 79.2%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 23%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 15%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 15%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.69, -4.73, 15.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.69, 15.86, 107.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.195, 57.917, 47.398)`
Decimal	`13355692`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBCAAC, 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 #CBCAAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBCAAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.58:1	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 #CBCAAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbcaac; }
.text { color: #cbcaac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbcaac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 202 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbcaac, #bdcbac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CBCAAC?: #CBCAAC is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bitter Melon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBCAAC?: The RGB value is 203, 202, 172: 203 red, 202 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBCAAC?: The complementary color is #ACADCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBCAAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.58:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.