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Recognised as Colour

#CBC6AD

  • #CBC6AD
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Silver

#CBC6AD is a yellow with RGB values 203, 198, 173 and HSL 50°, 22%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#CBC6AD#CBC6AD
HEX#CBC6AD
RGBrgb(203, 198, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.7765, 0.6784
RGB percentages79.6%, 77.6%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(50, 22.4%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50, 14.8%, 79.6%)
CMYK0%, 2.5%, 14.8%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,354,669
CSS custom property--colour: #CBC6AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56102WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.22:1
Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#343952

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CBC4ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#CDC6AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#D0C2BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 13.5Light grey · ΔE 14.3Tan · ΔE 14.3Antique white · ΔE 14.8Wheat · ΔE 15.1Bisque · ΔE 15.3
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 13.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ADB2CB
Analogous#CBB7AD, #C1CBAD
Triadic#ADCBC6, #C6ADCB
Split complementary#ADC1CB, #B7ADCB
Tetradic#ADCBB7, #ADB2CB, #CBADC1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3F1EB
Lighter +10%#DFDCCC
Darker −10%#B7B08E
Darker −20%#A39B6F
Darker −30%#888057
Darker −40%#696343
More saturated +25%#DCD19C
Less saturated −25%#BCBCBC

Channel breakdown

R203
G198
B173
Red203 (79.6%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue50°
Saturation (HSL)22.39%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CB · G C6 · B AD

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