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#CBBC5D Color

#CBBC5D is rgb(203, 188, 93) in RGB, hsl(52, 51%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 7%, 54%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vegas Gold (#C5B358), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.59. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CBBC5D
HEX#CBBC5D
RGBrgb(203, 188, 93)
HSLhsl(52, 51%, 58%)
HSVhsv(52, 54%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 7%, 54%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(78.8% 0.118 100.5)
LABlab(76.07% -3.43 49.27)
LCHlch(76.07% 49.39 93.98)

What #CBBC5D 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 #CBBC5D, 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.

#CBBC5D Channel Values

How #CBBC5D 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 188 · B 938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 52° · S 51% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 52° · S 54% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 7% · Y 54% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.93:1 vs white · 10.89:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CBBC5D 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 text1.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CBBC5D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CBBC5D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CBBC5D; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CBBC5D

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 #CBBC5D.

How #CBBC5D 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#CBBC5D
Protanopia#BFBF5D
Protanomaly#C4BE5D
Deuteranopia#C1C15C
Deuteranomaly#C5BF5C
Tritanopia#D2B3B3
Tritanomaly#CFB798
Achromatopsia#BBBBBB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CBBC5D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cbbc5d: #CBBC5D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CBBC5D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cbbc5d': '#CBBC5D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.737, blue: 0.365)
Android XML<color name="color_cbbc5d">#CBBC5D</color>
SVG fillfill="#CBBC5D"

More Yellow Colors

#CBBC5D sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CBBC5D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CBBC5D?

#CBBC5D is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(203, 188, 93) in RGB and hsl(52, 51%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vegas Gold (#C5B358), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.59.

What is the RGB value of #CBBC5D?

#CBBC5D is rgb(203, 188, 93) — red 203, green 188, and blue 93 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CBBC5D?

#CBBC5D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 7%, 54%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CBBC5D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CBBC5D scores 1.93:1 against white and 10.89:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CBBC5D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CBBC5D 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 darkkhaki (#BDB76B) at a CIE76 distance of 10.56, which is visibly different.

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