Recognised as Colour
#CBC6AB
- #CBC6AB
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Tan
#CBC6AB is a yellow with RGB values 203, 198, 171 and HSL 51°, 24%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#CBC6AB#CBC6AB
HEX#CBC6AB
RGBrgb(203, 198, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.7765, 0.6706
RGB percentages79.6%, 77.6%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(50.6, 23.5%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.6, 15.8%, 79.6%)
CMYK0%, 2.5%, 15.8%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,354,667
CSS custom property--colour: #CBC6AB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56025WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.2:1
Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#343954
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ABB0CB
Analogous#CBB6AB, #C0CBAB
Triadic#ABCBC6, #C6ABCB
Split complementary#ABC0CB, #B6ABCB
Tetradic#ABCBB6, #ABB0CB, #CBABC0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R203
G198
B171
Red203 (79.6%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue50.63°
Saturation (HSL)23.53%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CB · G C6 · B AB
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