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#CBD581 Color

#CBD581 is rgb(203, 213, 129) in RGB, hsl(67, 50%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(5%, 0%, 39%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Spring Bud (#C9DC87), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CBD581
HEX#CBD581
RGBrgb(203, 213, 129)
HSLhsl(67, 50%, 67%)
HSVhsv(67, 39%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(5%, 0%, 39%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(84.6% 0.108 114.3)
LABlab(83.08% -12.90 40.25)
LCHlch(83.08% 42.26 107.78)

What #CBD581 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 #CBD581, 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.

#CBD581 Channel Values

How #CBD581 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 213 · B 1298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 67° · S 50% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 67° · S 39% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 5% · M 0% · Y 39% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.57:1 vs white · 13.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CBD581 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 text1.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CBD581 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CBD581

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CBD581; 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
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CBD581

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 #CBD581.

How #CBD581 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#CBD581
Protanopia#D3D381
Protanomaly#D0D481
Deuteranopia#D2D282
Deuteranomaly#CFD381
Tritanopia#D3CDCD
Tritanomaly#D0D0B3
Achromatopsia#CECECE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CBD581 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cbd581: #CBD581;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CBD581;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cbd581': '#CBD581' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.835, blue: 0.506)
Android XML<color name="color_cbd581">#CBD581</color>
SVG fillfill="#CBD581"

More Green Colors

#CBD581 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CBD581 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CBD581?

#CBD581 is a light green — rgb(203, 213, 129) in RGB and hsl(67, 50%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Spring Bud (#C9DC87), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.03.

What is the RGB value of #CBD581?

#CBD581 is rgb(203, 213, 129) — red 203, green 213, and blue 129 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CBD581?

#CBD581 converts to approximately cmyk(5%, 0%, 39%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CBD581 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CBD581 scores 1.57:1 against white and 13.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CBD581 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CBD581 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 11.54, which is visibly different.

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