Information about #CBB99F color

#CBB99F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CBB99F falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(203, 185, 159) — 79.6% red, 72.5% green, 62.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 17 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #CBB99F reads as a mildly saturated warm orange and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Grain Brown (#CAB8A2). Slightly further away sit Double Parchment (#C7BBA3) and Spring Beige (#CFB5A1).

The recipe behind #CBB99F is rgb(203, 185, 159), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 11.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.9:1. #CBB99F has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#CBB99F color variations

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

#CBB99F 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 #CBB99F

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CBB99F
  • RGB203, 185, 159
  • CMYK0, 7, 17, 20
  • CSSrgb(203, 185, 159)
  • HSL35°, 30%, 71%
  • HSL Precise35.455°, 29.73%, 70.98%
  • HSV35°, 22%, 80%
  • HSB35°, 22%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.796
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.624
  • GLSLvec3(0.796, 0.725, 0.624)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.796, 0.725, 0.624, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.796, 0.725, 0.624)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB79.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB62.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDCBB99F
  • DECIMAL ID13351327
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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