HEX atlas value

#CBD42B

#CBD42B is a warm yellow HEX color close to Pear. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 203, 212, 43, HSL 63, 66%, 50%, has luminance 0.5996, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#CBD42B Sample readable text

HEX #CBD42B

RGB rgb(203, 212, 43)

HSL hsl(63 66% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(4, 0, 80, 17)

Luminance 0.5996

Contrast Black 12.99:1White 1.62:1

CSS

--color-cbd42b: #CBD42B;
.background-cbd42b { background-color: #CBD42B; }
.text-cbd42b { color: #CBD42B; }

Luminance0.5996

Black text12.99:1AA Pass

White text1.62:1AA 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":"#CBD42B","rgb":[203,212,43],"hsl":[63,66,50],"cmyk":[4,0,80,17],"luminance":0.5996,"contrast":{"black":12.99,"white":1.62}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.99,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.62,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E4F00F","hex":"#E4F00F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.77,"contrastWhite":1.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Dandelion","hex":"#F0E130","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.52,"contrastWhite":1.35,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#DEE378","hex":"#DEE378","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.36,"contrastWhite":1.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.63,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#77D42B","hex":"#77D42B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.24,"contrastWhite":1.87,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Pear 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/cbd42b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pear.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peridot.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/old-gold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#342BD4","analogous":["#D4882B","#77D42B"],"triadic":["#2BCBD4","#D42BCB"],"tetradic":["#2BD488","#342BD4","#D42B77"],"splitComplementary":["#2B77D4","#882BD4"],"monochromatic":["#DEE378","#CBD42B","#82871C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DEE378","dark":"#82871C","saturated":"#E4F00F","desaturated":"#B2B847","pastel":"#DDE09F","neon":"#F4FF29"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pear","name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","distance":16.3707055437449},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":28.879058156387302},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":35.11409973215888},{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":38.19685850956856},{"slug":"dandelion","name":"Dandelion","hex":"#F0E130","distance":39.534794801541594}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CBD42B

#CBD42B is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #CBD42B is visually closest to Pear, a named yellow color with HEX #D1E231.

The RGB channels are 203, 212, and 43, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 63deg with 66% saturation and 50% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-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 highlight and warning systems. Its luminance is 0.5996, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.37, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.99:1AA Pass

White text1.62:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CBD42B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.99:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.62:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E4F00F#000000 text · best 16.77:1#E4F00F

Dandelion#000000 text · best 15.52:1#F0E130

#DEE378#000000 text · best 15.36:1#DEE378

Pear#000000 text · best 14.63:1#D1E231

#77D42B#000000 text · best 11.24:1#77D42B

Generated Palette

#CBD42B#CBD42B

#342BD4#342BD4

#D4882B#D4882B

#77D42B#77D42B

#DEE378#DEE378

#82871C#82871C

Color Harmonies

#342BD4#342BD4

#D4882B#D4882B

#77D42B#77D42B

#2BCBD4#2BCBD4

#D42BCB#D42BCB

Variants

#DEE378#DEE378

#82871C#82871C

#E4F00F#E4F00F

#B2B847#B2B847

#DDE09F#DDE09F

#F4FF29#F4FF29

Nearest Named Colors

Pear#D1E231

Peridot#B4C424

Old Gold#CFB53B

Acid Green#B0BF1A

Dandelion#F0E130

#CBD42B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CBD42B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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