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#CBC3BE Color

#CBC3BE is rgb(203, 195, 190) in RGB, hsl(23, 11%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 4%, 6%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Silver (#C9C0BB), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CBC3BE
HEX#CBC3BE
RGBrgb(203, 195, 190)
HSLhsl(23, 11%, 77%)
HSVhsv(23, 6%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 4%, 6%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(82.2% 0.011 54.5)
LABlab(79.35% 2.24 3.57)
LCHlch(79.35% 4.21 57.90)

What #CBC3BE 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 #CBC3BE, 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.

#CBC3BE Channel Values

How #CBC3BE 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 195 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 23° · S 11% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 23° · S 6% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 4% · Y 6% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.74:1 vs white · 12.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CBC3BE 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 text1.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CBC3BE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CBC3BE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CBC3BE; 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 #CBC3BE

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 #CBC3BE.

How #CBC3BE 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#CBC3BE
Protanopia#C4C4BE
Protanomaly#C7C4BE
Deuteranopia#C6C6BE
Deuteranomaly#C8C5BE
Tritanopia#CCC2C2
Tritanomaly#CBC3C1
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CBC3BE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cbc3be: #CBC3BE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CBC3BE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cbc3be': '#CBC3BE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.765, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_cbc3be">#CBC3BE</color>
SVG fillfill="#CBC3BE"

More Orange Colors

#CBC3BE sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CBC3BE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CBC3BE?

#CBC3BE is a light orange — rgb(203, 195, 190) in RGB and hsl(23, 11%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Silver (#C9C0BB), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.08.

What is the RGB value of #CBC3BE?

#CBC3BE is rgb(203, 195, 190) — red 203, green 195, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CBC3BE?

#CBC3BE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 4%, 6%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CBC3BE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CBC3BE scores 1.74:1 against white and 12.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CBC3BE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CBC3BE 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 4.52, which is very hard to tell apart.

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