#CBD7A3 Color

#CBD7A3 is rgb(203, 215, 163) in RGB, hsl(74, 39%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 0%, 24%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Spring Bud (#ECEBBD), visibly different at ΔE 10.04. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CBD7A3

HEX#CBD7A3

RGBrgb(203, 215, 163)

HSLhsl(74, 39%, 74%)

HSVhsv(74, 24%, 84%)

CMYKcmyk(6%, 0%, 24%, 16%)

OKLCHoklch(85.7% 0.07 118.5)

LABlab(84.08% -10.65 24.34)

LCHlch(84.08% 26.57 113.64)

What #CBD7A3 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 #CBD7A3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Spring Bud#ECEBBDΔE 10.04 Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 10.98 Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AAΔE 11.5 Medium Champagne#F3E5ABΔE 12.98 Lemon Meringue#F6EABEΔE 13.24 Dutch White#EFDFBBΔE 14.06

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#CBD7A3 Channel Values

How #CBD7A3 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 203 · G 215 · B 163	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 74° · S 39% · L 74%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 74° · S 24% · V 84%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 6% · M 0% · Y 24% · K 16%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.52:1 vs white · 13.79:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CBD7A3 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 text1.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text13.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CBD7A3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CBD7A3; 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 #CBD7A3

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

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How #CBD7A3 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#CBD7A3

Protanopia#D5D5A3

Protanomaly#D1D6A3

Deuteranopia#D3D3A3

Deuteranomaly#D0D5A3

Tritanopia#D1D1D1

Tritanomaly#CFD4C1

Achromatopsia#D1D1D1

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Using #CBD7A3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cbd7a3: #CBD7A3;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CBD7A3;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cbd7a3': '#CBD7A3' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.843, blue: 0.639)

Android XML<color name="color_cbd7a3">#CBD7A3</color>

SVG fillfill="#CBD7A3"

More Green Colors

#CBD7A3 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200 fdfff5 001f00 f7fee7 002400 f7fbf5 002c22 f5fffa 002e00 f5fff5 003300 f0fff0 008000 00db87 0d542b 20483f 33cc66 46c399 5ea500 728639 91e0b7 a3f5d8 bcd7bc d1ffed

#CBD7A3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CBD7A3?

#CBD7A3 is a light green — rgb(203, 215, 163) in RGB and hsl(74, 39%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Spring Bud (#ECEBBD), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.04.

What is the RGB value of #CBD7A3?

#CBD7A3 is rgb(203, 215, 163) — red 203, green 215, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CBD7A3?

#CBD7A3 converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 0%, 24%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CBD7A3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CBD7A3 scores 1.52:1 against white and 13.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CBD7A3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CBD7A3 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 palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) at a CIE76 distance of 11.5, which is visibly different.

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