#CBBBA0 · near Putty

#CBBBA0 (RGB 203, 187, 160) is a medium, muted beige, closest to Putty and near Tan and Khaki. Beige suggests quiet warmth and neutrality; it is the go-to background for organic and luxury brands, which makes #CBBBA0 a natural choice for backgrounds for interiors, fashion and minimal sites. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette. In OKLCH it has 80% lightness and 0.04 chroma at hue 81°.

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HEX#CBBBA0

RGBrgb(203, 187, 160)

HSLhsl(38, 29%, 71%)

CMYK0, 8, 21, 20

CSS var--putty

Contrast1.88:1 white · 11.16:1 black

Similar named colors

Putty #CDBFA9Tan #D2B48CKhaki #C3B091Warm Sand #D9B08CMushroom #BDB0A0

How to use #CBBBA0

Black text passes WCAG AA on #CBBBA0 (11.16:1); white text does not (1.88:1).

For a calm scheme pair #CBBBA0 with its analogous neighbors #CAA5A0 and #C5CAA0; for contrast use its complement #A0AFCA as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

CSSSCSSTailwind

--putty: #CBBBA0;

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Shades & tints

#292520#514B40#7A7060#A29680#CBBBA0#D5C9B3#E0D6C6#EAE4D9#F5F1EC

Color harmonies for #CBBBA0

Complementary

#CBBBA0#A0AFCA

Analogous

#CBBBA0#CAA5A0#C5CAA0

Triadic

#CBBBA0#A0CABB#BBA0CA

Split complementary

#CBBBA0#A0C5CA#A5A0CA

Tetradic

#CBBBA0#A0CAA5#A0AFCA#CAA0C5