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#CBD600 Color

#CBD600 is rgb(203, 214, 0) in RGB, hsl(63, 100%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(5%, 0%, 100%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bitter Lemon (#CAE00D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.57. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CBD600
HEX#CBD600
RGBrgb(203, 214, 0)
HSLhsl(63, 100%, 42%)
HSVhsv(63, 100%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(5%, 0%, 100%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(83.9% 0.188 113.5)
LABlab(82.64% -18.37 80.71)
LCHlch(82.64% 82.78 102.82)

What #CBD600 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 #CBD600, 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.

#CBD600 Channel Values

How #CBD600 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 214 · B 08-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 63° · S 100% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 63° · S 100% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 5% · M 0% · Y 100% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.6:1 vs white · 13.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CBD600 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 text1.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CBD600 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CBD600

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CBD600; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #CBD600

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 #CBD600.

How #CBD600 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#CBD600
Protanopia#D4D401
Protanomaly#D1D501
Deuteranopia#D2D207
Deuteranomaly#D0D404
Tritanopia#D7CACA
Tritanomaly#D3CFA0
Achromatopsia#CDCDCD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CBD600 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cbd600: #CBD600;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CBD600;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cbd600': '#CBD600' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.839, blue: 0.000)
Android XML<color name="color_cbd600">#CBD600</color>
SVG fillfill="#CBD600"

More Yellow Colors

#CBD600 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CBD600 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CBD600?

#CBD600 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(203, 214, 0) in RGB and hsl(63, 100%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bitter Lemon (#CAE00D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.57.

What is the RGB value of #CBD600?

#CBD600 is rgb(203, 214, 0) — red 203, green 214, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CBD600?

#CBD600 converts to approximately cmyk(5%, 0%, 100%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CBD600 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CBD600 scores 1.6:1 against white and 13.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CBD600 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CBD600 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 yellow (#FFFF00) at a CIE76 distance of 19.79, which is visibly different.

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