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#CBBEAE Color

#CBBEAE is rgb(203, 190, 174) in RGB, hsl(33, 22%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 6%, 14%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Greige (#BEB7A4), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.15. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CBBEAE
HEX#CBBEAE
RGBrgb(203, 190, 174)
HSLhsl(33, 22%, 74%)
HSVhsv(33, 14%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 6%, 14%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(80.8% 0.027 73.1)
LABlab(77.74% 2.75 9.85)
LCHlch(77.74% 10.22 74.38)

What #CBBEAE 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 #CBBEAE, 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.

#CBBEAE Channel Values

How #CBBEAE 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 190 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 33° · S 22% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 33° · S 14% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 6% · Y 14% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.82:1 vs white · 11.52:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CBBEAE 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 text1.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #CBBEAE

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

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #CBBEAE

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 #CBBEAE.

How #CBBEAE 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#CBBEAE
Protanopia#C0C0AE
Protanomaly#C5BFAE
Deuteranopia#C2C2AE
Deuteranomaly#C6C1AE
Tritanopia#CDBCBC
Tritanomaly#CCBDB7
Achromatopsia#C0C0C0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CBBEAE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cbbeae: #CBBEAE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CBBEAE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cbbeae': '#CBBEAE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.745, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_cbbeae">#CBBEAE</color>
SVG fillfill="#CBBEAE"

More Orange Colors

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

#CBBEAE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CBBEAE?

#CBBEAE is a light orange — rgb(203, 190, 174) in RGB and hsl(33, 22%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Greige (#BEB7A4), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.15.

What is the RGB value of #CBBEAE?

#CBBEAE is rgb(203, 190, 174) — red 203, green 190, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CBBEAE?

#CBBEAE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 6%, 14%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CBBEAE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CBBEAE scores 1.82:1 against white and 11.52:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CBBEAE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CBBEAE 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 10.22, which is visibly different.

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