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#CBB3AA Color

#CBB3AA is rgb(203, 179, 170) in RGB, hsl(16, 24%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 12%, 16%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Silver Pink (#C4AEAD), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CBB3AA
HEX#CBB3AA
RGBrgb(203, 179, 170)
HSLhsl(16, 24%, 73%)
HSVhsv(16, 16%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 12%, 16%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(78.5% 0.031 41.7)
LABlab(74.85% 7.82 7.94)
LCHlch(74.85% 11.14 45.43)

What #CBB3AA 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 #CBB3AA, 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.

#CBB3AA Channel Values

How #CBB3AA 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 179 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 16° · S 24% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 16° · S 16% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 12% · Y 16% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.99:1 vs white · 10.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CBB3AA 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 text1.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CBB3AA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CBB3AA; 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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Tints & Shades of #CBB3AA

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.

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How #CBB3AA 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#CBB3AA
Protanopia#B7B7AA
Protanomaly#C0B6AA
Deuteranopia#BBBBA9
Deuteranomaly#C2B8AA
Tritanopia#CCB2B2
Tritanomaly#CCB2AF
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CBB3AA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cbb3aa: #CBB3AA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CBB3AA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cbb3aa': '#CBB3AA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.702, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_cbb3aa">#CBB3AA</color>
SVG fillfill="#CBB3AA"

More Orange Colors

#CBB3AA sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CBB3AA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CBB3AA?

#CBB3AA is a light orange — rgb(203, 179, 170) in RGB and hsl(16, 24%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Silver Pink (#C4AEAD), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.75.

What is the RGB value of #CBB3AA?

#CBB3AA is rgb(203, 179, 170) — red 203, green 179, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CBB3AA?

#CBB3AA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 12%, 16%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CBB3AA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CBB3AA scores 1.99:1 against white and 10.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CBB3AA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CBB3AA 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 silver (#C0C0C0) at a CIE76 distance of 11.5, which is visibly different.

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