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#CDB760 Color

#CDB760 is rgb(205, 183, 96) in RGB, hsl(48, 52%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 11%, 53%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vegas Gold (#C5B358), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CDB760
HEX#CDB760
RGBrgb(205, 183, 96)
HSLhsl(48, 52%, 59%)
HSVhsv(48, 53%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 11%, 53%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(78% 0.111 95.5)
LABlab(74.98% 0.05 46.66)
LCHlch(74.98% 46.66 89.94)

What #CDB760 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 #CDB760, 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.

#CDB760 Channel Values

How #CDB760 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 205 · G 183 · B 968-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 48° · S 52% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 48° · S 53% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 11% · Y 53% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.99:1 vs white · 10.54:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CDB760 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 text1.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CDB760 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CDB760

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CDB760; 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 #CDB760

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 #CDB760.

How #CDB760 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#CDB760
Protanopia#BBBB60
Protanomaly#C2B960
Deuteranopia#BFBF5E
Deuteranomaly#C5BC5F
Tritanopia#D4AFAF
Tritanomaly#D1B296
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CDB760 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cdb760: #CDB760;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CDB760;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cdb760': '#CDB760' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.718, blue: 0.376)
Android XML<color name="color_cdb760">#CDB760</color>
SVG fillfill="#CDB760"

More Yellow Colors

#CDB760 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CDB760 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CDB760?

#CDB760 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(205, 183, 96) in RGB and hsl(48, 52%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vegas Gold (#C5B358), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.99.

What is the RGB value of #CDB760?

#CDB760 is rgb(205, 183, 96) — red 205, green 183, and blue 96 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CDB760?

#CDB760 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 11%, 53%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CDB760 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CDB760 scores 1.99:1 against white and 10.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CDB760 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CDB760 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 darkkhaki (#BDB76B) at a CIE76 distance of 9.52, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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