Skip to content

#CBD7AC Color

#CBD7AC is rgb(203, 215, 172) in RGB, hsl(77, 35%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 0%, 20%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Spring Bud (#ECEBBD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CBD7AC
HEX#CBD7AC
RGBrgb(203, 215, 172)
HSLhsl(77, 35%, 76%)
HSVhsv(77, 20%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 0%, 20%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(85.9% 0.059 120.3)
LABlab(84.23% -9.67 19.88)
LCHlch(84.23% 22.10 115.94)

What #CBD7AC 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 #CBD7AC, 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.

#CBD7AC Channel Values

How #CBD7AC 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 215 · B 1728-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 77° · S 35% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 77° · S 20% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 0% · Y 20% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.52:1 vs white · 13.86:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CBD7AC 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 text13.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CBD7AC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CBD7AC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CBD7AC; 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 #CBD7AC

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 #CBD7AC.

How #CBD7AC 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#CBD7AC
Protanopia#D5D5AC
Protanomaly#D1D6AC
Deuteranopia#D3D3AC
Deuteranomaly#D0D5AC
Tritanopia#D0D2D2
Tritanomaly#CED4C4
Achromatopsia#D2D2D2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CBD7AC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cbd7ac: #CBD7AC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CBD7AC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cbd7ac': '#CBD7AC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.843, blue: 0.675)
Android XML<color name="color_cbd7ac">#CBD7AC</color>
SVG fillfill="#CBD7AC"

More Green Colors

#CBD7AC sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CBD7AC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CBD7AC?

#CBD7AC is a light green — rgb(203, 215, 172) in RGB and hsl(77, 35%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Spring Bud (#ECEBBD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.63.

What is the RGB value of #CBD7AC?

#CBD7AC is rgb(203, 215, 172) — red 203, green 215, and blue 172 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CBD7AC?

#CBD7AC converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 0%, 20%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CBD7AC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CBD7AC scores 1.52:1 against white and 13.86:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CBD7AC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CBD7AC 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 14.12, which is visibly different.

Open #CBD7AC in a Tool

Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.