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#CBD0BD Color

#CBD0BD is rgb(203, 208, 189) in RGB, hsl(76, 17%, 78%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 0%, 9%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pastel Gray (#CFCFC4), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CBD0BD
HEX#CBD0BD
RGBrgb(203, 208, 189)
HSLhsl(76, 17%, 78%)
HSVhsv(76, 9%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(2%, 0%, 9%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(84.8% 0.026 119)
LABlab(82.70% -4.28 8.85)
LCHlch(82.70% 9.83 115.81)

What #CBD0BD 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 #CBD0BD, 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 green in the library.

#CBD0BD Channel Values

How #CBD0BD 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 208 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 76° · S 17% · L 78%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 76° · S 9% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 2% · M 0% · Y 9% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.58:1 vs white · 13.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CBD0BD 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 text1.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CBD0BD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CBD0BD; 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 #CBD0BD

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 #CBD0BD.

How #CBD0BD 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#CBD0BD
Protanopia#CFCFBD
Protanomaly#CECFBD
Deuteranopia#CECEBD
Deuteranomaly#CDCFBD
Tritanopia#CDCECE
Tritanomaly#CCCFC7
Achromatopsia#CECECE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CBD0BD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cbd0bd: #CBD0BD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CBD0BD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cbd0bd': '#CBD0BD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.816, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_cbd0bd">#CBD0BD</color>
SVG fillfill="#CBD0BD"

More Green Colors

#CBD0BD sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CBD0BD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CBD0BD?

#CBD0BD is a light green — rgb(203, 208, 189) in RGB and hsl(76, 17%, 78%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pastel Gray (#CFCFC4), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.4.

What is the RGB value of #CBD0BD?

#CBD0BD is rgb(203, 208, 189) — red 203, green 208, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CBD0BD?

#CBD0BD converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 0%, 9%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CBD0BD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CBD0BD scores 1.58:1 against white and 13.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CBD0BD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CBD0BD 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 lightgray (#D3D3D3) at a CIE76 distance of 10.01, which is visibly different.

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