#cbc9b9

Color #cbc9b9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 9.02 Nearest Tailwind class olive-300 #d8d8d0 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#cbc9b9

RGB

rgb(203, 201, 185)

HSL

hsl(53.3, 14.8%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(53.3, 8.9%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1%, 8.9%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(80.72, -2.1, 8.24)

LCH

lch(80.72, 8.5, 104.3)

OKLCH

oklch(83.3%, 0.0219, 101.05)

HWB

hwb(53.3, 72.5%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9bbcb

Analogous

#cbc0b9

#cbc9b9

#c4cbb9

Triadic

#cbc9b9

#b9cbc9

#c9b9cb

Split-complementary

#cbc9b9

#b9c4cb

#c0b9cb

Tetradic

#cbc9b9

#bbcbb9

#b9bbcb

#c9b9cb

Square

#cbc9b9

#b9cbc0

#b9bbcb

#cbb9c4

Shades

Color #cbc9b9 mixed toward black.

#b0ac94

#94906f

#6f6c53

#4a4837

#25241c

Tints

Color #cbc9b9 mixed toward white.

#d4d2c5

#dcdbd0

#e5e4dc

#eeede8

#f6f6f3

Tones

Color #cbc9b9 mixed toward gray.

#cac8bb

#c8c7bc

#c7c6be

#c5c4bf

#c4c3c1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.59:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cacabd · ΔE 1.4

Deuteranopia

#cacabe · ΔE 1.7

Tritanopia

#cbc0c1 · ΔE 11

Achromatopsia

#c8c8c8 · ΔE 7.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cbc9b9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cbc9b9]

Related colors

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#cbc9b9 (#cbc9b9) is rgb(203, 201, 185) in RGB.

No, #cbc9b9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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