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#CBAE72 Color

#CBAE72 is rgb(203, 174, 114) in RGB, hsl(40, 46%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 14%, 44%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light French Beige (#C8AD7F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CBAE72
HEX#CBAE72
RGBrgb(203, 174, 114)
HSLhsl(40, 46%, 62%)
HSVhsv(40, 44%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 14%, 44%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(76.3% 0.085 84.7)
LABlab(72.66% 4.95 34.84)
LCHlch(72.66% 35.19 81.91)

What #CBAE72 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 #CBAE72, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light French Beige#C8AD7FΔE 7.36Burly Wood#DEB887ΔE 7.81Ecru#C2B280ΔE 8.36Gold (Crayola)#E6BE8AΔE 8.94Camel#C19A6BΔE 9.41Misty Moss#BBB477ΔE 9.54

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

#CBAE72 Channel Values

How #CBAE72 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 174 · B 1148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 40° · S 46% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 40° · S 44% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 14% · Y 44% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.13:1 vs white · 9.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CBAE72 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 text2.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CBAE72 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CBAE72

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CBAE72; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CBAE72
Complementary
#728FCB
Analogous
#CB8072
Analogous
#BCCB72
Triadic
#72CBAD
Triadic
#AD72CB
Split comp.
#72BCCB
Split comp.
#8072CB

Tints & Shades of #CBAE72

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

#D2B884
#D8C397
#DFCDA9
#E8DAC0
#EEE5D2
#F5F0E5

Shades

#C09C54
#A8843E
#8A6D33
#6C5528
#4E3E1D
#2D2311

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CBAE72.

How #CBAE72 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#CBAE72
Protanopia#B3B372
Protanomaly#BDB172
Deuteranopia#B8B870
Deuteranomaly#C0B471
Tritanopia#D0A8A8
Tritanomaly#CEAA95
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CBAE72 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cbae72: #CBAE72;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CBAE72;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cbae72': '#CBAE72' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.682, blue: 0.447)
Android XML<color name="color_cbae72">#CBAE72</color>
SVG fillfill="#CBAE72"

More Yellow Colors

#CBAE72 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CBAE72 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CBAE72?

#CBAE72 is a light yellow — rgb(203, 174, 114) in RGB and hsl(40, 46%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light French Beige (#C8AD7F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.36.

What is the RGB value of #CBAE72?

#CBAE72 is rgb(203, 174, 114) — red 203, green 174, and blue 114 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CBAE72?

#CBAE72 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 14%, 44%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CBAE72 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CBAE72 scores 2.13:1 against white and 9.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CBAE72 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CBAE72 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 burlywood (#DEB887) at a CIE76 distance of 7.81, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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