HEX atlas value

#CBA50B

#CBA50B is a warm yellow HEX color close to Mustard Yellow. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 203, 165, 11, HSL 48, 90%, 42%, has luminance 0.3963, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#CBA50B Sample readable text

HEX #CBA50B

RGB rgb(203, 165, 11)

HSL hsl(48 90% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 19, 95, 20)

Luminance 0.3963

Contrast Black 8.93:1White 2.35:1

CSS

--color-cba50b: #CBA50B;
.background-cba50b { background-color: #CBA50B; }
.text-cba50b { color: #CBA50B; }

Luminance0.3963

Black text8.93:1AA Pass

White text2.35:1AA 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":"#CBA50B","rgb":[203,165,11],"hsl":[48,90,42],"cmyk":[0,19,95,20],"luminance":0.3963,"contrast":{"black":8.93,"white":2.35}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.93,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.35,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F5D03D","hex":"#F5D03D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.97,"contrastWhite":1.5,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#92CB0B","hex":"#92CB0B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.77,"contrastWhite":1.95,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.31,"contrastWhite":2.04,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Mustard Yellow","hex":"#E1AD01","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.18,"contrastWhite":2.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.69,"contrastWhite":2.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Mustard Yellow adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/cba50b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mustard-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-goldenrod.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#0B31CB","analogous":["#CB450B","#92CB0B"],"triadic":["#0BCBA5","#A50BCB"],"tetradic":["#0BCB45","#0B31CB","#CB0B92"],"splitComplementary":["#0B92CB","#450BCB"],"monochromatic":["#F5D03D","#CBA50B","#745E06"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F5D03D","dark":"#745E06","saturated":"#D6AB00","desaturated":"#B49722","pastel":"#EAD16C","neon":"#FFCC00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"mustard-yellow","name":"Mustard Yellow","hex":"#E1AD01","distance":25.45584412271571},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":25.80697580112788},{"slug":"dark-goldenrod","name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","distance":36.359317925395686},{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":38.13135192987524},{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":40.3732584763727}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CBA50B

#CBA50B is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #CBA50B is visually closest to Mustard Yellow, a named yellow color with HEX #E1AD01.

The RGB channels are 203, 165, and 11, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 48deg 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 0.3963, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 25.46, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.93:1AA Pass

White text2.35:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CBA50B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.93:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.35:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F5D03D#000000 text · best 13.97:1#F5D03D

#92CB0B#000000 text · best 10.77:1#92CB0B

Acid Green#000000 text · best 10.31:1#B0BF1A

Mustard Yellow#000000 text · best 10.18:1#E1AD01

Marigold#000000 text · best 9.69:1#EAA221

Generated Palette

#CBA50B#CBA50B

#0B31CB#0B31CB

#CB450B#CB450B

#92CB0B#92CB0B

#F5D03D#F5D03D

#745E06#745E06

Color Harmonies

#0B31CB#0B31CB

#CB450B#CB450B

#92CB0B#92CB0B

#0BCBA5#0BCBA5

#A50BCB#A50BCB

Variants

#F5D03D#F5D03D

#745E06#745E06

#D6AB00#D6AB00

#B49722#B49722

#EAD16C#EAD16C

Caution Yellow#FFCC00

Nearest Named Colors

Mustard Yellow#E1AD01

Goldenrod#DAA520

Dark Goldenrod#B8860B

Marigold#EAA221

Acid Green#B0BF1A

#CBA50B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CBA50B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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