HEX atlas value

#CBD1BD

#CBD1BD is a cool green HEX color close to Limestone. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 203, 209, 189, HSL 78, 18%, 78%, has luminance 0.6197, and belongs to the muted group.

green cool muted

#CBD1BD Sample readable text

HEX #CBD1BD

RGB rgb(203, 209, 189)

HSL hsl(78 18% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(3, 0, 10, 18)

Luminance 0.6197

Contrast Black 13.39:1White 1.57:1

CSS

--color-cbd1bd: #CBD1BD;
.background-cbd1bd { background-color: #CBD1BD; }
.text-cbd1bd { color: #CBD1BD; }

Luminance0.6197

Black text13.39:1AA Pass

White text1.57:1AA 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":"#CBD1BD","rgb":[203,209,189],"hsl":[78,18,78],"cmyk":[3,0,10,18],"luminance":0.6197,"contrast":{"black":13.39,"white":1.57}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.39,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.57,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F6F7F3","hex":"#F6F7F3","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.52,"contrastWhite":1.08,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.81,"contrastWhite":1.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#D0DDB0","hex":"#D0DDB0","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.65,"contrastWhite":1.43,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Limestone","hex":"#D8D2C4","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.94,"contrastWhite":1.51,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#D1CDBD","hex":"#D1CDBD","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.18,"contrastWhite":1.59,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","muted","muted green","Limestone adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/cbd1bd.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/limestone.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/oat.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#C3BDD1","analogous":["#D1CDBD","#C1D1BD"],"triadic":["#BDCBD1","#D1BDCB"],"tetradic":["#BDD1CD","#C3BDD1","#D1BDC1"],"splitComplementary":["#BDC1D1","#CDBDD1"],"monochromatic":["#F6F7F3","#CBD1BD","#A0AB87"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F6F7F3","dark":"#A0AB87","saturated":"#D0DDB0","desaturated":"#C7C7C7","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#EAFFB8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"limestone","name":"Limestone","hex":"#D8D2C4","distance":14.798648586948742},{"slug":"oat","name":"Oat","hex":"#D8CAB8","distance":15.588457268119896},{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":19.28730152198591},{"slug":"silver","name":"Silver","hex":"#C0C0C0","distance":20.46948949045872},{"slug":"mica","name":"Mica","hex":"#D8C7B0","distance":20.92844953645635}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CBD1BD

#CBD1BD is classified as a cool green value with muted visual character. #CBD1BD is visually closest to Limestone, a named orange color with HEX #D8D2C4.

The RGB channels are 203, 209, and 189, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 78deg with 18% saturation and 78% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-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 muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.6197, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.80, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.39:1AA Pass

White text1.57:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CBD1BD needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.39:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.57:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F6F7F3#000000 text · best 19.52:1#F6F7F3

Pastel Green#000000 text · best 14.81:1#C1E1C1

#D0DDB0#000000 text · best 14.65:1#D0DDB0

Limestone#000000 text · best 13.94:1#D8D2C4

#D1CDBD#000000 text · best 13.18:1#D1CDBD

Generated Palette

#CBD1BD#CBD1BD

#C3BDD1#C3BDD1

#D1CDBD#D1CDBD

#C1D1BD#C1D1BD

#F6F7F3#F6F7F3

#A0AB87#A0AB87

Color Harmonies

#C3BDD1#C3BDD1

#D1CDBD#D1CDBD

#C1D1BD#C1D1BD

#BDCBD1#BDCBD1

#D1BDCB#D1BDCB

Variants

#F6F7F3#F6F7F3

#A0AB87#A0AB87

#D0DDB0#D0DDB0

#C7C7C7#C7C7C7

White#FFFFFF

#EAFFB8#EAFFB8

Nearest Named Colors

Limestone#D8D2C4

Oat#D8CAB8

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Silver#C0C0C0

Mica#D8C7B0

#CBD1BD

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CBD1BD

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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