Colour
#CBC8BD
- #CBC8BD
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#CBC8BD is a yellow with RGB values 203, 200, 189 and HSL 47°, 12%, 77%. 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
#CBC8BD#CBC8BD
HEX#CBC8BD
RGBrgb(203, 200, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.7961, 0.7843, 0.7412
RGB percentages79.6%, 78.4%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(47.1, 11.9%, 76.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.1, 6.9%, 79.6%)
CMYK0%, 1.5%, 6.9%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,355,197
CSS custom property--colour: #CBC8BD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57679WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.54:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#343742
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 text12.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BDC0CB
Analogous#CBC1BD, #C7CBBD
Triadic#BDCBC8, #C8BDCB
Split complementary#BDC7CB, #C1BDCB
Tetradic#BDCBC1, #BDC0CB, #CBBDC7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R203
G200
B189
Red203 (79.6%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue47.14°
Saturation (HSL)11.86%
Lightness76.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CB · G C8 · B BD
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