Information about #CBB56B color

#CBB56B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #CBB56B belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(203, 181, 107) (79.6% red, 71% green, 42% blue), or CMYK 0 / 9 / 38 / 20 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A confidently colored golden yellow, #CBB56B floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Fall Leaf Brown (#C8B560). Nearby in the Register you will also find Gold Lustre (#C9B25F) and Ginger Brown (#C9BE62).

In RGB terms — rgb(203, 181, 107) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #CBB56B background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.0:1. #CBB56B has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#CBB56B color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#CBB56B color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #CBB56B

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Gold Lustre color link
Gold Lustre

#C9B25F

Ginger Brown color link
Ginger Brown

#C9BE62

Desert color link
Desert

#CCAD60

Tacha color link
Tacha

#D2B960

Dark Khaki color link
Dark Khaki

#BDB76B

Golden Green color link
Golden Green

#BDB369

Pomelo Olive color link
Pomelo Olive

#BFBD70

Souffle color link
Souffle

#D5C171

Laser color link
Laser

#C6A95E

Equator color link
Equator

#DAB160

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CBB56B
  • RGB203, 181, 107
  • CMYK0, 9, 38, 20
  • CSSrgb(203, 181, 107)
  • HSL46°, 48%, 61%
  • HSL Precise46.25°, 48%, 60.784%
  • HSV46°, 47%, 80%
  • HSB46°, 47%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.796
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • GLSLvec3(0.796, 0.710, 0.420)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.796, 0.710, 0.420, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.796, 0.710, 0.420)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB79.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDCBB56B
  • DECIMAL ID13350251
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01