Colour
#CBC8B8
- #CBC8B8
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#CBC8B8 is a yellow with RGB values 203, 200, 184 and HSL 51°, 15%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#CBC8B8#CBC8B8
HEX#CBC8B8
RGBrgb(203, 200, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.7843, 0.7216
RGB percentages79.6%, 78.4%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(50.5, 15.4%, 75.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.5, 9.4%, 79.6%)
CMYK0%, 1.5%, 9.4%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,355,192
CSS custom property--colour: #CBC8B8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57466WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.49:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#343747
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B8BBCB
Analogous#CBBFB8, #C4CBB8
Triadic#B8CBC8, #C8B8CB
Split complementary#B8C4CB, #BFB8CB
Tetradic#B8CBBF, #B8BBCB, #CBB8C4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R203
G200
B184
Red203 (79.6%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue50.53°
Saturation (HSL)15.45%
Lightness75.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CB · G C8 · B B8
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