Close to Oatmeal
#CBCBAA
#CBCBAA is a light, muted yellow, close to the color Oatmeal. In RGB it’s made of 79.6% red, 79.6% green, and 66.7% blue. Its hue is 60°, with 24% saturation and 73% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #CBCBAA.
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
1.66:1 FailBlack text on this color
12.66:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.66:1 FailThis color as text on black
12.66:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #CBCBAA as they’d see it.
#CBCBAA 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 #CBCBAA
What color is #CBCBAA?
#CBCBAA is a light, muted yellow, close to the color Oatmeal. In RGB it’s made of 79.6% red, 79.6% green, and 66.7% blue. Its hue is 60°, with 24% saturation and 73% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #CBCBAA in RGB?
#CBCBAA is rgb(203, 203, 170): 203 red, 203 green, and 170 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #CBCBAA in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 0, 16, 20). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #CBCBAA?
PANTONE 453 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #CBCBAA?
Its complement #C6C6E7 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.