HEX atlas value

#CBA80B

#CBA80B is a warm yellow HEX color close to Mustard Yellow. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 203, 168, 11, HSL 49, 90%, 42%, has luminance 0.4073, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#CBA80B Sample readable text

HEX #CBA80B

RGB rgb(203, 168, 11)

HSL hsl(49 90% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 17, 95, 20)

Luminance 0.4073

Contrast Black 9.15:1White 2.3:1

CSS

--color-cba80b: #CBA80B;
.background-cba80b { background-color: #CBA80B; }
.text-cba80b { color: #CBA80B; }

Luminance0.4073

Black text9.15:1AA Pass

White text2.3:1AA 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":"#CBA80B","rgb":[203,168,11],"hsl":[49,90,42],"cmyk":[0,17,95,20],"luminance":0.4073,"contrast":{"black":9.15,"white":2.3}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.15,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.3,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F5D33D","hex":"#F5D33D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.27,"contrastWhite":1.47,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#8ECB0B","hex":"#8ECB0B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.7,"contrastWhite":1.96,"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":"#D6AF00","hex":"#D6AF00","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.99,"contrastWhite":2.1,"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/cba80b.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/marigold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#0B2ECB","analogous":["#CB480B","#8ECB0B"],"triadic":["#0BCBA8","#A80BCB"],"tetradic":["#0BCB48","#0B2ECB","#CB0B8E"],"splitComplementary":["#0B8ECB","#480BCB"],"monochromatic":["#F5D33D","#CBA80B","#746006"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F5D33D","dark":"#746006","saturated":"#D6AF00","desaturated":"#B49922","pastel":"#EAD36C","neon":"#FFD000"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"mustard-yellow","name":"Mustard Yellow","hex":"#E1AD01","distance":24.677925358506133},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":25.98076211353316},{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":38.48376280978771},{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":38.50973902793941},{"slug":"dark-goldenrod","name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","distance":38.948684188300895}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CBA80B

#CBA80B is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #CBA80B is visually closest to Mustard Yellow, a named yellow color with HEX #E1AD01.

The RGB channels are 203, 168, and 11, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 49deg 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 0.4073, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 24.68, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.15:1AA Pass

White text2.3:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CBA80B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.15:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.3:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F5D33D#000000 text · best 14.27:1#F5D33D

#8ECB0B#000000 text · best 10.7:1#8ECB0B

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

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

#D6AF00#000000 text · best 9.99:1#D6AF00

Generated Palette

#CBA80B#CBA80B

#0B2ECB#0B2ECB

#CB480B#CB480B

#8ECB0B#8ECB0B

#F5D33D#F5D33D

#746006#746006

Color Harmonies

#0B2ECB#0B2ECB

#CB480B#CB480B

#8ECB0B#8ECB0B

#0BCBA8#0BCBA8

#A80BCB#A80BCB

Variants

#F5D33D#F5D33D

#746006#746006

#D6AF00#D6AF00

#B49922#B49922

#EAD36C#EAD36C

#FFD000#FFD000

Nearest Named Colors

Mustard Yellow#E1AD01

Goldenrod#DAA520

Marigold#EAA221

Acid Green#B0BF1A

Dark Goldenrod#B8860B

#CBA80B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CBA80B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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