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#CBAC80 Color

#CBAC80 is rgb(203, 172, 128) in RGB, hsl(35, 42%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 15%, 37%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light French Beige (#C8AD7F), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.85. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CBAC80
HEX#CBAC80
RGBrgb(203, 172, 128)
HSLhsl(35, 42%, 65%)
HSVhsv(35, 37%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 15%, 37%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(76.1% 0.069 76.1)
LABlab(72.34% 7.10 27.09)
LCHlch(72.34% 28.01 75.32)

What #CBAC80 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #CBAC80, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#CBAC80 Channel Values

How #CBAC80 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 203 · G 172 · B 1288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 35° · S 42% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 35° · S 37% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 15% · Y 37% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.15:1 vs white · 9.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CBAC80 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CBAC80 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CBAC80

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CBAC80; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CBAC80

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CBAC80.

How #CBAC80 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CBAC80
Protanopia#B2B280
Protanomaly#BCB080
Deuteranopia#B7B77F
Deuteranomaly#BFB37F
Tritanopia#CFA7A7
Tritanomaly#CDA999
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CBAC80 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-cbac80: #CBAC80;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CBAC80;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cbac80': '#CBAC80' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.675, blue: 0.502)
Android XML<color name="color_cbac80">#CBAC80</color>
SVG fillfill="#CBAC80"

More Orange Colors

#CBAC80 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CBAC80 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CBAC80?

#CBAC80 is a light orange — rgb(203, 172, 128) in RGB and hsl(35, 42%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light French Beige (#C8AD7F), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.85.

What is the RGB value of #CBAC80?

#CBAC80 is rgb(203, 172, 128) — red 203, green 172, and blue 128 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CBAC80?

#CBAC80 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 15%, 37%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CBAC80 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CBAC80 scores 2.15:1 against white and 9.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CBAC80 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CBAC80 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is tan (#D2B48C) at a CIE76 distance of 3.77, which is very hard to tell apart.

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