What color is #CBD2A4?

#CBD2A4 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Seedling. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBD2A4?

The RGB value is 203, 210, 164: 203 red, 210 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBD2A4?

The complementary color is #ABA4D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBD2A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.29:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBD2A4 color

#CBD2A4 rgb(203, 210, 164)

Shades of green

The hex color #CBD2A4 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 82.4% green and 64.3% blue (203, 210, 164).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 34% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Seedling (#C0CBA1), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.29:1).

#CBD2A4 color codes

HEX	`#CBD2A4`
RGB	`rgb(203, 210, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 82.4%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 34%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 22%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 22%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.63, -10.06, 22.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.63, 24.25, 114.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.376, 61.47, 44.115)`
Decimal	`13357732`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBD2A4, 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 #CBD2A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBD2A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.29:1	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 #CBD2A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbd2a4; }
.text { color: #cbd2a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbd2a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 210 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbd2a4, #b4d2a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #CBD2A4?: #CBD2A4 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Seedling. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBD2A4?: The RGB value is 203, 210, 164: 203 red, 210 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBD2A4?: The complementary color is #ABA4D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBD2A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.29:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.