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#CBCD5B Color

#CBCD5B is rgb(203, 205, 91) in RGB, hsl(61, 53%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(1%, 0%, 56%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Booger Buster (#DDE26A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.57. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CBCD5B
HEX#CBCD5B
RGBrgb(203, 205, 91)
HSLhsl(61, 53%, 58%)
HSVhsv(61, 56%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(1%, 0%, 56%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(82.4% 0.137 110)
LABlab(80.56% -11.74 55.17)
LCHlch(80.56% 56.40 102.01)

What #CBCD5B 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 #CBCD5B, 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.

#CBCD5B Channel Values

How #CBCD5B 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 205 · B 918-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 61° · S 53% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 61° · S 56% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 1% · M 0% · Y 56% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.69:1 vs white · 12.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CBCD5B 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 text1.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CBCD5B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CBCD5B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CBCD5B; 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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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CBCD5B

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 #CBCD5B.

How #CBCD5B 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#CBCD5B
Protanopia#CDCD5B
Protanomaly#CCCD5B
Deuteranopia#CCCC5B
Deuteranomaly#CCCD5B
Tritanopia#D4C3C3
Tritanomaly#D1C7A4
Achromatopsia#C7C7C7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CBCD5B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cbcd5b: #CBCD5B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CBCD5B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cbcd5b': '#CBCD5B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.804, blue: 0.357)
Android XML<color name="color_cbcd5b">#CBCD5B</color>
SVG fillfill="#CBCD5B"

More Yellow Colors

#CBCD5B sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CBCD5B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CBCD5B?

#CBCD5B is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(203, 205, 91) in RGB and hsl(61, 53%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Booger Buster (#DDE26A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.57.

What is the RGB value of #CBCD5B?

#CBCD5B is rgb(203, 205, 91) — red 203, green 205, and blue 91 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CBCD5B?

#CBCD5B converts to approximately cmyk(1%, 0%, 56%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CBCD5B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CBCD5B scores 1.69:1 against white and 12.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CBCD5B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CBCD5B 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 khaki (#F0E68C) at a CIE76 distance of 15.58, which is visibly different.

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