What color is #CBCCAA?

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

What is the RGB value of #CBCCAA?

The RGB value is 203, 204, 170: 203 red, 204 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBCCAA?

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

Is black or white text better on #CBCCAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.76:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBCCAA color

#CBCCAA rgb(203, 204, 170)

Shades of beige

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 80% green and 66.7% blue (203, 204, 170).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 25% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Melon (#CFD1B2), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.76:1).

#CBCCAA color codes

HEX	`#CBCCAA`
RGB	`rgb(203, 204, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 80%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 25%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 17%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 17%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.17, -6.08, 16.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.17, 17.93, 109.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.477, 58.785, 46.552)`
Decimal	`13356202`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBCCAA, 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 #CBCCAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBCCAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.76:1	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 #CBCCAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbccaa; }
.text { color: #cbccaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbccaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 204 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbccaa, #baccaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #CBCCAA?: #CBCCAA is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bitter Melon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBCCAA?: The RGB value is 203, 204, 170: 203 red, 204 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBCCAA?: The complementary color is #ABAACC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBCCAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.76:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.