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#CBB810 Color

#CBB810 is rgb(203, 184, 16) in RGB, hsl(54, 85%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 9%, 92%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Neon Gold (#CFAA01), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CBB810
HEX#CBB810
RGBrgb(203, 184, 16)
HSLhsl(54, 85%, 43%)
HSVhsv(54, 92%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 9%, 92%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(77.5% 0.16 101.8)
LABlab(74.62% -4.01 73.45)
LCHlch(74.62% 73.56 93.12)

What #CBB810 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #CBB810, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#CBB810 Channel Values

How #CBB810 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 203 · G 184 · B 168-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 54° · S 85% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 54° · S 92% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 9% · Y 92% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.02:1 vs white · 10.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CBB810 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CBB810 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CBB810

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CBB810; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #CBB810

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CBB810.

How #CBB810 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CBB810
Protanopia#BBBB0F
Protanomaly#C2BA0F
Deuteranopia#BFBF06
Deuteranomaly#C4BC0B
Tritanopia#D4ADAD
Tritanomaly#D0B28A
Achromatopsia#B6B6B6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CBB810 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-cbb810: #CBB810;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CBB810;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cbb810': '#CBB810' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.722, blue: 0.063)
Android XML<color name="color_cbb810">#CBB810</color>
SVG fillfill="#CBB810"

More Yellow Colors

#CBB810 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CBB810 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CBB810?

#CBB810 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(203, 184, 16) in RGB and hsl(54, 85%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Neon Gold (#CFAA01), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.19.

What is the RGB value of #CBB810?

#CBB810 is rgb(203, 184, 16) — red 203, green 184, and blue 16 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CBB810?

#CBB810 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 9%, 92%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CBB810 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CBB810 scores 2.02:1 against white and 10.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CBB810 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CBB810 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is goldenrod (#DAA520) at a CIE76 distance of 17.22, which is visibly different.

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