Colour
#CBBF8E
- #CBBF8E
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Tan
#CBBF8E is a yellow with RGB values 203, 191, 142 and HSL 48°, 37%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#CBBF8E#CBBF8E
HEX#CBBF8E
RGBrgb(203, 191, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.749, 0.5569
RGB percentages79.6%, 74.9%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(48.2, 37%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.2, 30%, 79.6%)
CMYK0%, 5.9%, 30%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,352,846
CSS custom property--colour: #CBBF8E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51911WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.38:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#344071
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8E9ACB
Analogous#CBA18E, #B9CB8E
Triadic#8ECBBF, #BF8ECB
Split complementary#8EB9CB, #A08ECB
Tetradic#8ECBA1, #8E9ACB, #CB8EB9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R203
G191
B142
Red203 (79.6%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue48.2°
Saturation (HSL)36.97%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CB · G BF · B 8E
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