Colour

#CBC5AE

#CBC5AE
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Silver

#CBC5AE is a yellow with RGB values 203, 197, 174 and HSL 48°, 22%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#CBC5AE#CBC5AE

HEX#CBC5AE

RGBrgb(203, 197, 174)

RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.7725, 0.6824

RGB percentages79.6%, 77.3%, 68.2%

HSLhsl(47.6, 21.8%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(47.6, 14.3%, 79.6%)

CMYK0%, 3%, 14.3%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,354,414

CSS custom property--colour: #CBC5AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55685WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness196.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.14:1

Contrast with white1.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5

Inverted#343A51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CAC4ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#CCC6AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#D0C1BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 12.5 Light grey · ΔE 13.4 Tan · ΔE 14.6 Antique white · ΔE 14.8 Gainsboro · ΔE 15 Bisque · ΔE 15.6

Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 12.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#AEB4CB

Analogous#CBB7AE, #C3CBAE

Triadic#AECBC5, #C5AECB

Split complementary#AEC3CB, #B7AECB

Tetradic#AECBB7, #AEB4CB, #CBAEC3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F3F1EC

Lighter +10%#DFDBCD

Darker −10%#B7AF8F

Darker −20%#A39970

Darker −30%#887E58

Darker −40%#696244

More saturated +25%#DCCF9D

Less saturated −25%#BDBDBD

Channel breakdown

R203

G197

B174

Red203 (79.6%)

Green197 (77.3%)

Blue174 (68.2%)

Hue47.59°

Saturation (HSL)21.8%

Lightness73.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR CB · G C5 · B AE

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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