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#CBD336 Color

#CBD336 is rgb(203, 211, 54) in RGB, hsl(63, 64%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 0%, 74%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Green Yellow (#D9E650), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.12. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CBD336
HEX#CBD336
RGBrgb(203, 211, 54)
HSLhsl(63, 64%, 52%)
HSVhsv(63, 74%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 0%, 74%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(83.4% 0.169 112.5)
LABlab(81.95% -16.12 70.61)
LCHlch(81.95% 72.42 102.86)

What #CBD336 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 #CBD336, 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.

#CBD336 Channel Values

How #CBD336 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 211 · B 548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 63° · S 64% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 63° · S 74% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 4% · M 0% · Y 74% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.63:1 vs white · 12.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CBD336 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 text1.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CBD336

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CBD336; 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 #CBD336

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 #CBD336.

How #CBD336 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#CBD336
Protanopia#D2D236
Protanomaly#CFD236
Deuteranopia#D0D037
Deuteranomaly#CED137
Tritanopia#D6C7C7
Tritanomaly#D2CCA2
Achromatopsia#CBCBCB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CBD336 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cbd336: #CBD336;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CBD336;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cbd336': '#CBD336' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.827, blue: 0.212)
Android XML<color name="color_cbd336">#CBD336</color>
SVG fillfill="#CBD336"

More Yellow Colors

#CBD336 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CBD336 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CBD336?

#CBD336 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(203, 211, 54) in RGB and hsl(63, 64%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Green Yellow (#D9E650), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.12.

What is the RGB value of #CBD336?

#CBD336 is rgb(203, 211, 54) — red 203, green 211, and blue 54 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CBD336?

#CBD336 converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 0%, 74%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CBD336 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CBD336 scores 1.63:1 against white and 12.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CBD336 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CBD336 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 18.43, which is visibly different.

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