#cbc299

Color #cbc299

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 9.37 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 10.7

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Conversions

HEX

#cbc299

RGB

rgb(203, 194, 153)

HSL

hsl(49.2, 32.5%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(49.2, 24.6%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.4%, 24.6%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(78.22, -3.37, 21.81)

LCH

lch(78.22, 22.07, 98.78)

OKLCH

oklch(81.1%, 0.0558, 97.1)

HWB

hwb(49.2, 60%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99a2cb

Analogous

#cba999

#cbc299

#bbcb99

Triadic

#cbc299

#99cbc2

#c299cb

Split-complementary

#cbc299

#99bbcb

#a999cb

Tetradic

#cbc299

#a2cb99

#99a2cb

#c299cb

Square

#cbc299

#99cba9

#99a2cb

#cb99bb

Shades

Color #cbc299 mixed toward black.

#b7ab72

#9d8f50

#766c3c

#4f4828

#272414

Tints

Color #cbc299 mixed toward white.

#d4ccaa

#dcd6bb

#e5e1cc

#eeebdd

#f6f5ee

Tones

Color #cbc299 mixed toward gray.

#c7bf9d

#c3bda1

#bfbaa5

#bab7aa

#b6b5ae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c7c7a4 · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#c8c8a7 · ΔE 4.2

Tritanopia

#cbacae · ΔE 23.4

Achromatopsia

#c1c1c1 · ΔE 14.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cbc299;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cbc299]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Goldenrod #daa520

Frequently asked questions

#cbc299 (#cbc299) is rgb(203, 194, 153) in RGB.

No, #cbc299 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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