HEX atlas value

#CBAB0B

#CBAB0B is a warm yellow HEX color close to Mustard Yellow. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 203, 171, 11, HSL 50, 90%, 42%, has luminance 0.4185, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#CBAB0B Sample readable text

HEX #CBAB0B

RGB rgb(203, 171, 11)

HSL hsl(50 90% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 16, 95, 20)

Luminance 0.4185

Contrast Black 9.37:1White 2.24:1

CSS

--color-cbab0b: #CBAB0B;
.background-cbab0b { background-color: #CBAB0B; }
.text-cbab0b { color: #CBAB0B; }

Luminance0.4185

Black text9.37:1AA Pass

White text2.24:1AA 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":"#CBAB0B","rgb":[203,171,11],"hsl":[50,90,42],"cmyk":[0,16,95,20],"luminance":0.4185,"contrast":{"black":9.37,"white":2.24}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.37,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.24,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F5D63D","hex":"#F5D63D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.57,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#8BCB0B","hex":"#8BCB0B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.65,"contrastWhite":1.97,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#D6B300","hex":"#D6B300","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.31,"contrastWhite":2.04,"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"]}]

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/cbab0b.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/acid-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#0B2BCB","analogous":["#CB4B0B","#8BCB0B"],"triadic":["#0BCBAB","#AB0BCB"],"tetradic":["#0BCB4B","#0B2BCB","#CB0B8B"],"splitComplementary":["#0B8BCB","#4B0BCB"],"monochromatic":["#F5D63D","#CBAB0B","#746206"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F5D63D","dark":"#746206","saturated":"#D6B300","desaturated":"#B49C22","pastel":"#EAD56C","neon":"#FFD500"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"mustard-yellow","name":"Mustard Yellow","hex":"#E1AD01","distance":24.24871130596428},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":26.49528259898354},{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":36.796738985948195},{"slug":"marigold","name":"Marigold","hex":"#EAA221","distance":39.06404996924922},{"slug":"dark-goldenrod","name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","distance":41.593268686170845}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CBAB0B

#CBAB0B is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #CBAB0B is visually closest to Mustard Yellow, a named yellow color with HEX #E1AD01.

The RGB channels are 203, 171, and 11, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 50deg 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 0.4185, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 24.25, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.37:1AA Pass

White text2.24:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CBAB0B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.37:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.24:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F5D63D#000000 text · best 14.57:1#F5D63D

#8BCB0B#000000 text · best 10.65:1#8BCB0B

#D6B300#000000 text · best 10.31:1#D6B300

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

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

Generated Palette

#CBAB0B#CBAB0B

#0B2BCB#0B2BCB

#CB4B0B#CB4B0B

#8BCB0B#8BCB0B

#F5D63D#F5D63D

#746206#746206

Color Harmonies

#0B2BCB#0B2BCB

#CB4B0B#CB4B0B

#8BCB0B#8BCB0B

#0BCBAB#0BCBAB

#AB0BCB#AB0BCB

Variants

#F5D63D#F5D63D

#746206#746206

#D6B300#D6B300

#B49C22#B49C22

#EAD56C#EAD56C

#FFD500#FFD500

Nearest Named Colors

Mustard Yellow#E1AD01

Goldenrod#DAA520

Acid Green#B0BF1A

Marigold#EAA221

Dark Goldenrod#B8860B

#CBAB0B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CBAB0B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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