Close to Ecru
#CBC591
#CBC591 is a light, muted yellow, close to the color Ecru. In RGB it’s made of 79.6% red, 77.3% green, and 56.9% blue. Its hue is 54°, with 36% saturation and 68% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #CBC591.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
Open in the palette creator →Tetradic
Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.76:1 FailBlack text on this color
11.93:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.76:1 FailThis color as text on black
11.93:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #CBC591 as they’d see it.
#CBC591 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #CBC591
What color is #CBC591?
#CBC591 is a light, muted yellow, close to the color Ecru. In RGB it’s made of 79.6% red, 77.3% green, and 56.9% blue. Its hue is 54°, with 36% saturation and 68% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #CBC591 in RGB?
#CBC591 is rgb(203, 197, 145): 203 red, 197 green, and 145 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #CBC591 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 3, 29, 20). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #CBC591?
PANTONE 7492 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #CBC591?
Its complement #BBC0F3 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.