What color is #CBCFAB?

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

What is the RGB value of #CBCFAB?

The RGB value is 203, 207, 171: 203 red, 207 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBCFAB?

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

Is black or white text better on #CBCFAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.05:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBCFAB color

#CBCFAB rgb(203, 207, 171)

Shades of yellow

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 81.2% green and 67.1% blue (203, 207, 171).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 27% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Melon (#CFD1B2), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.05:1).

#CBCFAB color codes

HEX	`#CBCFAB`
RGB	`rgb(203, 207, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 81.2%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 27%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 17%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 17%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.98, -7.47, 17.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.98, 19, 113.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.291, 60.263, 47.292)`
Decimal	`13356971`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBCFAB, 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 #CBCFAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBCFAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.05:1	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 #CBCFAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbcfab; }
.text { color: #cbcfab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbcfab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 207 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbcfab, #b9cfab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #CBCFAB?: #CBCFAB is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bitter Melon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBCFAB?: The RGB value is 203, 207, 171: 203 red, 207 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBCFAB?: The complementary color is #AFABCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBCFAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.05:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.