HEX atlas value

#CBCB0B

#CBCB0B is a warm yellow HEX color nearest Citrine. RGB 203, 203, 11, HSL 60° 90% 42%, luminance 0.5543; view contrast and conversions.

yellow warm vibrant

#CBCB0B Sample readable text

HEX #CBCB0B

RGB rgb(203, 203, 11)

HSL hsl(60 90% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 0, 95, 20)

Luminance 0.5543

Contrast Black 12.09:1White 1.74:1

CSS

--color-cbcb0b: #CBCB0B;
.background-cbcb0b { background-color: #CBCB0B; }
.text-cbcb0b { color: #CBCB0B; }

HEX meaning and use

About #CBCB0B

#CBCB0B is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #CBCB0B is visually closest to Citrine, a named yellow color with HEX #E4D00A.

The RGB channels are 203, 203, and 11, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 60deg with 90% saturation and 42% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

Practical uses for this HEX value include color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.5543, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 25.51, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.09:1AA Pass

White text1.74:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CBCB0B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.09:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.74:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F5F53D#F5F53D · #000000 text · best 18.01:1 Safety Yellow#EED202 · #000000 text · best 13.85:1 #D6D600#D6D600 · #000000 text · best 13.48:1 Citrine#E4D00A · #000000 text · best 13.33:1 #0B0BCB#0B0BCB · #FFFFFF text · best 10.91:1

Generated Palette

#CBCB0B#CBCB0B

#0B0BCB#0B0BCB

#CB6B0B#CB6B0B

#6BCB0B#6BCB0B

#F5F53D#F5F53D

#747406#747406

Color Harmonies

#0B0BCB#0B0BCB

#CB6B0B#CB6B0B

#6BCB0B#6BCB0B

#0BCBCB#0BCBCB

#CB0BCB#CB0BCB

Variants

#F5F53D#F5F53D

#747406#747406

#D6D600#D6D600

#B4B422#B4B422

#EAEA6C#EAEA6C

Yellow#FFFF00

Nearest Named Colors

Citrine#E4D00A

Acid Green#B0BF1A

Peridot#B4C424

Safety Yellow#EED202

Mustard Yellow#E1AD01

Luminance0.5543

Black text12.09:1AA Pass

White text1.74:1AA 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":"#CBCB0B","rgb":[203,203,11],"hsl":[60,90,42],"cmyk":[0,0,95,20],"luminance":0.5543,"contrast":{"black":12.09,"white":1.74}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.09,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.74,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F5F53D","hex":"#F5F53D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.01,"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":"#D6D600","hex":"#D6D600","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.48,"contrastWhite":1.56,"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":"#0B0BCB","hex":"#0B0BCB","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.92,"contrastWhite":10.91,"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/cbcb0b.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":"#0B0BCB","analogous":["#CB6B0B","#6BCB0B"],"triadic":["#0BCBCB","#CB0BCB"],"tetradic":["#0BCB6B","#0B0BCB","#CB0B6B"],"splitComplementary":["#0B6BCB","#6B0BCB"],"monochromatic":["#F5F53D","#CBCB0B","#747406"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F5F53D","dark":"#747406","saturated":"#D6D600","desaturated":"#B4B422","pastel":"#EAEA6C","neon":"#FFFF00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"citrine","name":"Citrine","hex":"#E4D00A","distance":25.514701644346147},{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":33.13608305156178},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":34.68429039204925},{"slug":"safety-yellow","name":"Safety Yellow","hex":"#EED202","distance":36.810324638611924},{"slug":"mustard-yellow","name":"Mustard Yellow","hex":"#E1AD01","distance":38.52272056851645}]

#CBCB0B

CSS

About #CBCB0B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

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