HEX atlas value

#CBD204

#CBD204 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Citrine. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 203, 210, 4, HSL 62, 96%, 42%, has luminance 0.588, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#CBD204 Sample readable text

HEX #CBD204

RGB rgb(203, 210, 4)

HSL hsl(62 96% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(3, 0, 98, 18)

Luminance 0.588

Contrast Black 12.76:1White 1.65:1

CSS

--color-cbd204: #CBD204;
.background-cbd204 { background-color: #CBD204; }
.text-cbd204 { color: #CBD204; }

Luminance0.588

Black text12.76:1AA Pass

White text1.65:1AA 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":"#CBD204","rgb":[203,210,4],"hsl":[62,96,42],"cmyk":[3,0,98,18],"luminance":0.588,"contrast":{"black":12.76,"white":1.65}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.76,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.65,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F4FB37","hex":"#F4FB37","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.7,"contrastWhite":1.12,"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":"Citrine","hex":"#E4D00A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.33,"contrastWhite":1.58,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#CFD600","hex":"#CFD600","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.27,"contrastWhite":1.58,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Industrial Yellow","hex":"#F3C300","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.62,"contrastWhite":1.66,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

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/cbd204.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/citrine.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/safety-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/acid-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#0B04D2","analogous":["#D27204","#64D204"],"triadic":["#04CBD2","#D204CB"],"tetradic":["#04D272","#0B04D2","#D20464"],"splitComplementary":["#0464D2","#7204D2"],"monochromatic":["#F4FB37","#CBD204","#747802"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F4FB37","dark":"#747802","saturated":"#CFD600","desaturated":"#B5BA1C","pastel":"#EAEF67","neon":"#F6FF00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"citrine","name":"Citrine","hex":"#E4D00A","distance":25.787593916455254},{"slug":"safety-yellow","name":"Safety Yellow","hex":"#EED202","distance":35.05709628591621},{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":39.67366884975475},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":41.82104733265297},{"slug":"industrial-yellow","name":"Industrial Yellow","hex":"#F3C300","distance":42.906875905849866}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CBD204

#CBD204 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #CBD204 is visually closest to Citrine, a named yellow color with HEX #E4D00A.

The RGB channels are 203, 210, and 4, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 62deg with 96% 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 0.588, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 25.79, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.76:1AA Pass

White text1.65:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CBD204 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.76:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.65:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F4FB37#000000 text · best 18.7:1#F4FB37

Safety Yellow#000000 text · best 13.85:1#EED202

Citrine#000000 text · best 13.33:1#E4D00A

#CFD600#000000 text · best 13.27:1#CFD600

Industrial Yellow#000000 text · best 12.62:1#F3C300

Generated Palette

#CBD204#CBD204

#0B04D2#0B04D2

#D27204#D27204

#64D204#64D204

#F4FB37#F4FB37

#747802#747802

Color Harmonies

#0B04D2#0B04D2

#D27204#D27204

#64D204#64D204

#04CBD2#04CBD2

#D204CB#D204CB

Variants

#F4FB37#F4FB37

#747802#747802

#CFD600#CFD600

#B5BA1C#B5BA1C

#EAEF67#EAEF67

#F6FF00#F6FF00

Nearest Named Colors

Citrine#E4D00A

Safety Yellow#EED202

Acid Green#B0BF1A

Peridot#B4C424

Industrial Yellow#F3C300

#CBD204

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CBD204

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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