HEX atlas value

#CBCE97

#CBCE97 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Travertine. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 203, 206, 151, HSL 63, 36%, 70%, has luminance 0.5907, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#CBCE97 Sample readable text

HEX #CBCE97

RGB rgb(203, 206, 151)

HSL hsl(63 36% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(1, 0, 27, 19)

Luminance 0.5907

Contrast Black 12.81:1White 1.64:1

CSS

--color-cbce97: #CBCE97;
.background-cbce97 { background-color: #CBCE97; }
.text-cbce97 { color: #CBCE97; }

Luminance0.5907

Black text12.81:1AA Pass

White text1.64:1AA 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":"#CBCE97","rgb":[203,206,151],"hsl":[63,36,70],"cmyk":[1,0,27,19],"luminance":0.5907,"contrast":{"black":12.81,"white":1.64}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.81,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.64,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EAEBD5","hex":"#EAEBD5","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.34,"contrastWhite":1.21,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#DADF86","hex":"#DADF86","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.88,"contrastWhite":1.41,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.72,"contrastWhite":1.65,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B0CE97","hex":"#B0CE97","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.12,"contrastWhite":1.73,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.1,"contrastWhite":1.74,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Travertine adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/cbce97.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/travertine.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mica.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/tan.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#9A97CE","analogous":["#CEB597","#B0CE97"],"triadic":["#97CBCE","#CE97CB"],"tetradic":["#97CEB5","#9A97CE","#CE97B0"],"splitComplementary":["#97B0CE","#B597CE"],"monochromatic":["#EAEBD5","#CBCE97","#ACB159"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EAEBD5","dark":"#ACB159","saturated":"#DADF86","desaturated":"#BCBDA8","pastel":"#F5F5F0","neon":"#F9FF8F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"travertine","name":"Travertine","hex":"#D6C1A3","distance":20.83266665599966},{"slug":"mica","name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","distance":29.03446228191595},{"slug":"tan","name":"Tan","hex":"#D2B48C","distance":29.086079144497972},{"slug":"burly-wood","name":"Burly Wood","hex":"#DEB887","distance":33.18132004607411},{"slug":"pale-gold","name":"Pale Gold","hex":"#E6BE8A","distance":33.97057550292606}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CBCE97

#CBCE97 is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #CBCE97 is visually closest to Travertine, a named orange color with HEX #D6C1A3.

The RGB channels are 203, 206, and 151, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 63deg with 36% saturation and 70% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, light 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 highlight and warning systems. Its luminance is 0.5907, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.83, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.81:1AA Pass

White text1.64:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CBCE97 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.81:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.64:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EAEBD5#000000 text · best 17.34:1#EAEBD5

#DADF86#000000 text · best 14.88:1#DADF86

Mica#000000 text · best 12.72:1#D8C7B0

#B0CE97#000000 text · best 12.12:1#B0CE97

Pale Gold#000000 text · best 12.1:1#E6BE8A

Generated Palette

#CBCE97#CBCE97

#9A97CE#9A97CE

#CEB597#CEB597

#B0CE97#B0CE97

#EAEBD5#EAEBD5

#ACB159#ACB159

Color Harmonies

#9A97CE#9A97CE

#CEB597#CEB597

#B0CE97#B0CE97

#97CBCE#97CBCE

#CE97CB#CE97CB

Variants

#EAEBD5#EAEBD5

#ACB159#ACB159

#DADF86#DADF86

#BCBDA8#BCBDA8

#F5F5F0#F5F5F0

#F9FF8F#F9FF8F

Nearest Named Colors

Travertine#D6C1A3

Mica#D8C7B0

Tan#D2B48C

Burly Wood#DEB887

Pale Gold#E6BE8A

#CBCE97

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CBCE97

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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