HEX atlas value

#CBC20B

#CBC20B is a warm yellow HEX color close to Citrine. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 203, 194, 11, HSL 57, 90%, 42%, has luminance 0.513, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#CBC20B Sample readable text

HEX #CBC20B

RGB rgb(203, 194, 11)

HSL hsl(57 90% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 4, 95, 20)

Luminance 0.513

Contrast Black 11.26:1White 1.87:1

CSS

--color-cbc20b: #CBC20B;
.background-cbc20b { background-color: #CBC20B; }
.text-cbc20b { color: #CBC20B; }

Luminance0.513

Black text11.26:1AA Pass

White text1.87:1AA 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":"#CBC20B","rgb":[203,194,11],"hsl":[57,90,42],"cmyk":[0,4,95,20],"luminance":0.513,"contrast":{"black":11.26,"white":1.87}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.26,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.87,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F5EC3D","hex":"#F5EC3D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.95,"contrastWhite":1.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Citrine","hex":"#E4D00A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.33,"contrastWhite":1.58,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#D6CB00","hex":"#D6CB00","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.4,"contrastWhite":1.69,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.86,"contrastWhite":1.93,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#0B14CB","hex":"#0B14CB","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.98,"contrastWhite":10.63,"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/cbc20b.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/mustard-yellow.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#0B14CB","analogous":["#CB610B","#75CB0B"],"triadic":["#0BCBC2","#C20BCB"],"tetradic":["#0BCB61","#0B14CB","#CB0B75"],"splitComplementary":["#0B75CB","#610BCB"],"monochromatic":["#F5EC3D","#CBC20B","#746F06"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F5EC3D","dark":"#746F06","saturated":"#D6CB00","desaturated":"#B4AD22","pastel":"#EAE46C","neon":"#FFF200"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"citrine","name":"Citrine","hex":"#E4D00A","distance":28.6705423736629},{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":31.0322412983658},{"slug":"mustard-yellow","name":"Mustard Yellow","hex":"#E1AD01","distance":32.01562118716424},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":34.02939905434711},{"slug":"goldenrod","name":"Goldenrod","hex":"#DAA520","distance":38.82009788756334}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CBC20B

#CBC20B is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #CBC20B is visually closest to Citrine, a named yellow color with HEX #E4D00A.

The RGB channels are 203, 194, and 11, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 57deg 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 0.513, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 28.67, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.26:1AA Pass

White text1.87:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CBC20B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.26:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.87:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F5EC3D#000000 text · best 16.95:1#F5EC3D

Citrine#000000 text · best 13.33:1#E4D00A

#D6CB00#000000 text · best 12.4:1#D6CB00

Peridot#000000 text · best 10.86:1#B4C424

#0B14CB#FFFFFF text · best 10.63:1#0B14CB

Generated Palette

#CBC20B#CBC20B

#0B14CB#0B14CB

#CB610B#CB610B

#75CB0B#75CB0B

#F5EC3D#F5EC3D

#746F06#746F06

Color Harmonies

#0B14CB#0B14CB

#CB610B#CB610B

#75CB0B#75CB0B

#0BCBC2#0BCBC2

#C20BCB#C20BCB

Variants

#F5EC3D#F5EC3D

#746F06#746F06

#D6CB00#D6CB00

#B4AD22#B4AD22

#EAE46C#EAE46C

#FFF200#FFF200

Nearest Named Colors

Citrine#E4D00A

Acid Green#B0BF1A

Mustard Yellow#E1AD01

Peridot#B4C424

Goldenrod#DAA520

#CBC20B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CBC20B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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