Colour
#CBC6B5
- #CBC6B5
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#CBC6B5 is a yellow with RGB values 203, 198, 181 and HSL 46°, 17%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#CBC6B5#CBC6B5
HEX#CBC6B5
RGBrgb(203, 198, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.7765, 0.7098
RGB percentages79.6%, 77.6%, 71%
HSLhsl(46.4, 17.5%, 75.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.4, 10.8%, 79.6%)
CMYK0%, 2.5%, 10.8%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,354,677
CSS custom property--colour: #CBC6B5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56421WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.28:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#34394A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B5BACB
Analogous#CBBBB5, #C5CBB5
Triadic#B5CBC6, #C6B5CB
Split complementary#B5C5CB, #BBB5CB
Tetradic#B5CBBB, #B5BACB, #CBB5C5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R203
G198
B181
Red203 (79.6%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue46.36°
Saturation (HSL)17.46%
Lightness75.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CB · G C6 · B B5
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