HEX atlas value

#C8CB0B

#C8CB0B is a warm yellow HEX color close to Citrine. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 200, 203, 11, HSL 61, 90%, 42%, has luminance 0.5502, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#C8CB0B Sample readable text

HEX #C8CB0B

RGB rgb(200, 203, 11)

HSL hsl(61 90% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(1, 0, 95, 20)

Luminance 0.5502

Contrast Black 12:1White 1.75:1

CSS

--color-c8cb0b: #C8CB0B;
.background-c8cb0b { background-color: #C8CB0B; }
.text-c8cb0b { color: #C8CB0B; }

Luminance0.5502

Black text12:1AA Pass

White text1.75:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#C8CB0B","rgb":[200,203,11],"hsl":[61,90,42],"cmyk":[1,0,95,20],"luminance":0.5502,"contrast":{"black":12,"white":1.75}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.75,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F2F53D","hex":"#F2F53D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.9,"contrastWhite":1.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Safety Yellow","hex":"#EED202","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.85,"contrastWhite":1.52,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#D3D600","hex":"#D3D600","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.39,"contrastWhite":1.57,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Citrine","hex":"#E4D00A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.33,"contrastWhite":1.58,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#0E0BCB","hex":"#0E0BCB","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.93,"contrastWhite":10.89,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Citrine adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/c8cb0b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/citrine.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/acid-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peridot.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#0E0BCB","analogous":["#CB6E0B","#68CB0B"],"triadic":["#0BC8CB","#CB0BC8"],"tetradic":["#0BCB6E","#0E0BCB","#CB0B68"],"splitComplementary":["#0B68CB","#6E0BCB"],"monochromatic":["#F2F53D","#C8CB0B","#727406"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F2F53D","dark":"#727406","saturated":"#D3D600","desaturated":"#B2B422","pastel":"#E8EA6C","neon":"#FBFF00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"citrine","name":"Citrine","hex":"#E4D00A","distance":28.460498941515414},{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":30.740852297878796},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":32.77193921634788},{"slug":"safety-yellow","name":"Safety Yellow","hex":"#EED202","distance":39.67366884975475},{"slug":"mustard-yellow","name":"Mustard Yellow","hex":"#E1AD01","distance":40.311288741492746}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C8CB0B

#C8CB0B is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #C8CB0B is visually closest to Citrine, a named yellow color with HEX #E4D00A.

The RGB channels are 200, 203, and 11, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 61deg with 90% saturation and 42% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.5502, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 28.46, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12:1AA Pass

White text1.75:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C8CB0B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.75:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F2F53D#000000 text · best 17.9:1#F2F53D

Safety Yellow#000000 text · best 13.85:1#EED202

#D3D600#000000 text · best 13.39:1#D3D600

Citrine#000000 text · best 13.33:1#E4D00A

#0E0BCB#FFFFFF text · best 10.89:1#0E0BCB

Generated Palette

#C8CB0B#C8CB0B

#0E0BCB#0E0BCB

#CB6E0B#CB6E0B

#68CB0B#68CB0B

#F2F53D#F2F53D

#727406#727406

Color Harmonies

#0E0BCB#0E0BCB

#CB6E0B#CB6E0B

#68CB0B#68CB0B

#0BC8CB#0BC8CB

#CB0BC8#CB0BC8

Variants

#F2F53D#F2F53D

#727406#727406

#D3D600#D3D600

#B2B422#B2B422

#E8EA6C#E8EA6C

#FBFF00#FBFF00

Nearest Named Colors

Citrine#E4D00A

Acid Green#B0BF1A

Peridot#B4C424

Safety Yellow#EED202

Mustard Yellow#E1AD01

#C8CB0B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C8CB0B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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