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#CBCBA4 Color

#CBCBA4 is rgb(203, 203, 164) in RGB, hsl(60, 27%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 0%, 19%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dutch White (#EFDFBB), visibly different at ΔE 10.61. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CBCBA4
HEX#CBCBA4
RGBrgb(203, 203, 164)
HSLhsl(60, 27%, 72%)
HSVhsv(60, 19%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 19%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(83.2% 0.052 107.5)
LABlab(80.93% -4.79 19.56)
LCHlch(80.93% 20.14 103.75)

What #CBCBA4 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 #CBCBA4, 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 yellow in the library.

#CBCBA4 Channel Values

How #CBCBA4 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 203 · B 1648-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 60° · S 27% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 60° · S 19% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 0% · Y 19% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.66:1 vs white · 12.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CBCBA4 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 text1.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CBCBA4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CBCBA4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CBCBA4; 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 #CBCBA4

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 #CBCBA4.

How #CBCBA4 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#CBCBA4
Protanopia#CBCBA4
Protanomaly#CBCBA4
Deuteranopia#CBCBA4
Deuteranomaly#CBCBA4
Tritanopia#CFC7C7
Tritanomaly#CEC8BA
Achromatopsia#C9C9C9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CBCBA4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cbcba4: #CBCBA4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CBCBA4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cbcba4': '#CBCBA4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.796, blue: 0.643)
Android XML<color name="color_cbcba4">#CBCBA4</color>
SVG fillfill="#CBCBA4"

More Yellow Colors

#CBCBA4 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CBCBA4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CBCBA4?

#CBCBA4 is a light yellow — rgb(203, 203, 164) in RGB and hsl(60, 27%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dutch White (#EFDFBB), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.61.

What is the RGB value of #CBCBA4?

#CBCBA4 is rgb(203, 203, 164) — red 203, green 203, and blue 164 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CBCBA4?

#CBCBA4 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 0%, 19%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CBCBA4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CBCBA4 scores 1.66:1 against white and 12.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CBCBA4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CBCBA4 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 wheat (#F5DEB3) at a CIE76 distance of 12.84, which is visibly different.

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