Recognised as Colour
#CBBB8A
- #CBBB8A
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Tan
#CBBB8A is a yellow with RGB values 203, 187, 138 and HSL 45°, 38%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#CBBB8A#CBBB8A
HEX#CBBB8A
RGBrgb(203, 187, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.7333, 0.5412
RGB percentages79.6%, 73.3%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(45.2, 38.5%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.2, 32%, 79.6%)
CMYK0%, 7.9%, 32%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,351,818
CSS custom property--colour: #CBBB8A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50072WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.01:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#344475
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8A9ACB
Analogous#CB9B8A, #BBCB8A
Triadic#8ACBBB, #BB8ACB
Split complementary#8ABACB, #9B8ACB
Tetradic#8ACB9B, #8A9ACB, #CB8ABA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R203
G187
B138
Red203 (79.6%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue45.23°
Saturation (HSL)38.46%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CB · G BB · B 8A
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