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#CBBD76 Color

#CBBD76 is rgb(203, 189, 118) in RGB, hsl(50, 45%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 7%, 42%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Khaki (#BDB76B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.91. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CBBD76
HEX#CBBD76
RGBrgb(203, 189, 118)
HSLhsl(50, 45%, 63%)
HSVhsv(50, 42%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 7%, 42%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(79.4% 0.093 98.4)
LABlab(76.60% -2.23 37.69)
LCHlch(76.60% 37.76 93.38)

What #CBBD76 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 #CBBD76, 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.

#CBBD76 Channel Values

How #CBBD76 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 189 · B 1188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 50° · S 45% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 50° · S 42% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 7% · Y 42% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.9:1 vs white · 11.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CBBD76 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 text1.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CBBD76 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CBBD76

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CBBD76; 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 #CBBD76

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 #CBBD76.

How #CBBD76 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#CBBD76
Protanopia#BFBF76
Protanomaly#C4BE76
Deuteranopia#C2C275
Deuteranomaly#C6C076
Tritanopia#D1B6B6
Tritanomaly#CFB9A0
Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CBBD76 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cbbd76: #CBBD76;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CBBD76;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cbbd76': '#CBBD76' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.741, blue: 0.463)
Android XML<color name="color_cbbd76">#CBBD76</color>
SVG fillfill="#CBBD76"

More Yellow Colors

#CBBD76 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CBBD76 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CBBD76?

#CBBD76 is a light yellow — rgb(203, 189, 118) in RGB and hsl(50, 45%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Khaki (#BDB76B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.91.

What is the RGB value of #CBBD76?

#CBBD76 is rgb(203, 189, 118) — red 203, green 189, and blue 118 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CBBD76?

#CBBD76 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 7%, 42%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CBBD76 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CBBD76 scores 1.9:1 against white and 11.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CBBD76 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CBBD76 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 4.91, which is very hard to tell apart.

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