What color is #CBD9A9?

#CBD9A9 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Seedling. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBD9A9?

The RGB value is 203, 217, 169: 203 red, 217 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBD9A9?

The complementary color is #B7A9D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBD9A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.04:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBD9A9 color

#CBD9A9 rgb(203, 217, 169)

Shades of green

The hex color #CBD9A9 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 85.1% green and 66.3% blue (203, 217, 169).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 39% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Seedling (#C0CBA1), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.04:1).

#CBD9A9 color codes

HEX	`#CBD9A9`
RGB	`rgb(203, 217, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 85.1%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 39%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 22%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 22%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.58, -12.87, 22.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.58, 25.6, 120.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.602, 65.187, 47.129)`
Decimal	`13359529`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBD9A9, 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 #CBD9A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBD9A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.04:1	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 #CBD9A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbd9a9; }
.text { color: #cbd9a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbd9a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 217 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbd9a9, #b3d9a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #CBD9A9?: #CBD9A9 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Seedling. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBD9A9?: The RGB value is 203, 217, 169: 203 red, 217 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBD9A9?: The complementary color is #B7A9D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBD9A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.04:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.