What color is #CFCB93?

#CFCB93 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Court-Bouillon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFCB93?

The RGB value is 207, 203, 147: 207 red, 203 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFCB93?

The complementary color is #9397CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFCB93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.62:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFCB93 color

#CFCB93 rgb(207, 203, 147)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CFCB93 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 79.6% green and 57.6% blue (207, 203, 147).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 38% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 29% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Court-Bouillon (#CECB97), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.62:1).

#CFCB93 color codes

HEX	`#CFCB93`
RGB	`rgb(207, 203, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 79.6%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 38%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 29%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 29%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.79, -7.31, 28.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.79, 29.43, 104.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.355, 58.085, 36.052)`
Decimal	`13618067`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFCB93, 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 #CFCB93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFCB93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.62:1	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 #CFCB93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfcb93; }
.text { color: #cfcb93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfcb93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 203 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfcb93, #b5cf93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #CFCB93?: #CFCB93 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Court-Bouillon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFCB93?: The RGB value is 207, 203, 147: 207 red, 203 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFCB93?: The complementary color is #9397CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFCB93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.62:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.