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#CBCD65 Color

#CBCD65 is rgb(203, 205, 101) in RGB, hsl(61, 51%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(1%, 0%, 51%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Straw (#E4D96F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.62. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CBCD65
HEX#CBCD65
RGBrgb(203, 205, 101)
HSLhsl(61, 51%, 60%)
HSVhsv(61, 51%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(1%, 0%, 51%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(82.5% 0.128 109.9)
LABlab(80.65% -11.15 50.75)
LCHlch(80.65% 51.96 102.39)

What #CBCD65 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 #CBCD65, 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.

#CBCD65 Channel Values

How #CBCD65 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 1018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 61° · S 51% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 61° · S 51% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 1% · M 0% · Y 51% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.69:1 vs white · 12.46:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CBCD65 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 text12.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CBCD65 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CBCD65

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CBCD65; 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
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CBCD65

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 #CBCD65.

How #CBCD65 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#CBCD65
Protanopia#CDCD65
Protanomaly#CCCD65
Deuteranopia#CCCC65
Deuteranomaly#CCCD65
Tritanopia#D4C4C4
Tritanomaly#D0C7A6
Achromatopsia#C7C7C7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CBCD65 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cbcd65: #CBCD65;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CBCD65;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cbcd65': '#CBCD65' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.804, blue: 0.396)
Android XML<color name="color_cbcd65">#CBCD65</color>
SVG fillfill="#CBCD65"

More Yellow Colors

#CBCD65 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CBCD65 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CBCD65?

#CBCD65 is a light yellow — rgb(203, 205, 101) in RGB and hsl(61, 51%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Straw (#E4D96F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.62.

What is the RGB value of #CBCD65?

#CBCD65 is rgb(203, 205, 101) — red 203, green 205, and blue 101 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CBCD65?

#CBCD65 converts to approximately cmyk(1%, 0%, 51%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CBCD65 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CBCD65 scores 1.69:1 against white and 12.46:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CBCD65 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CBCD65 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 12.8, which is visibly different.

Open #CBCD65 in a Tool

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