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#CBBAA9 Color

#CBBAA9 is rgb(203, 186, 169) in RGB, hsl(30, 25%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 8%, 17%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Vanilla (#D1BEA8), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.18. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CBBAA9
HEX#CBBAA9
RGBrgb(203, 186, 169)
HSLhsl(30, 25%, 73%)
HSVhsv(30, 17%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 8%, 17%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(79.9% 0.03 67.4)
LABlab(76.61% 4.17 10.95)
LCHlch(76.61% 11.72 69.15)

What #CBBAA9 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 #CBBAA9, 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.

#CBBAA9 Channel Values

How #CBBAA9 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 186 · B 1698-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 30° · S 25% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 30° · S 17% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 8% · Y 17% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.89:1 vs white · 11.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CBBAA9 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 text1.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CBBAA9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CBBAA9; 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 #CBBAA9

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 #CBBAA9 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#CBBAA9
Protanopia#BDBDA9
Protanomaly#C3BCA9
Deuteranopia#C0C0A8
Deuteranomaly#C4BEA9
Tritanopia#CDB8B8
Tritanomaly#CCB9B2
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CBBAA9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cbbaa9: #CBBAA9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CBBAA9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cbbaa9': '#CBBAA9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.729, blue: 0.663)
Android XML<color name="color_cbbaa9">#CBBAA9</color>
SVG fillfill="#CBBAA9"

More Orange Colors

#CBBAA9 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CBBAA9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CBBAA9?

#CBBAA9 is a light orange — rgb(203, 186, 169) in RGB and hsl(30, 25%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Vanilla (#D1BEA8), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.18.

What is the RGB value of #CBBAA9?

#CBBAA9 is rgb(203, 186, 169) — red 203, green 186, and blue 169 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CBBAA9?

#CBBAA9 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 8%, 17%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CBBAA9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CBBAA9 scores 1.89:1 against white and 11.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CBBAA9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CBBAA9 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 11.77, which is visibly different.

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