HEX atlas value

#CBDE5E

#CBDE5E is a warm yellow HEX color close to Straw. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 203, 222, 94, HSL 69, 66%, 62%, has luminance 0.6575, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#CBDE5E Sample readable text

HEX #CBDE5E

RGB rgb(203, 222, 94)

HSL hsl(69 66% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(9, 0, 58, 13)

Luminance 0.6575

Contrast Black 14.15:1White 1.48:1

CSS

--color-cbde5e: #CBDE5E;
.background-cbde5e { background-color: #CBDE5E; }
.text-cbde5e { color: #CBDE5E; }

Luminance0.6575

Black text14.15:1AA Pass

White text1.48:1AA 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":"#CBDE5E","rgb":[203,222,94],"hsl":[69,66,62],"cmyk":[9,0,58,13],"luminance":0.6575,"contrast":{"black":14.15,"white":1.48}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.15,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.48,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E4EEAA","hex":"#E4EEAA","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.11,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#DAF349","hex":"#DAF349","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.9,"contrastWhite":1.24,"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":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.45,"contrastWhite":1.45,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#8BDE5E","hex":"#8BDE5E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.71,"contrastWhite":1.65,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Straw 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/cbde5e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/straw.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/champagne-gold.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-khaki.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#715EDE","analogous":["#DEB15E","#8BDE5E"],"triadic":["#5ECBDE","#DE5ECB"],"tetradic":["#5EDEB1","#715EDE","#DE5E8B"],"splitComplementary":["#5E8BDE","#B15EDE"],"monochromatic":["#E4EEAA","#CBDE5E","#A4BA26"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E4EEAA","dark":"#A4BA26","saturated":"#DAF349","desaturated":"#BCC973","pastel":"#EAEFCD","neon":"#E8FF66"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":30.643106892089126},{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":43.02324952859791},{"slug":"dark-khaki","name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","distance":43.42810150121693},{"slug":"bamboo","name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","distance":44.19275958796871},{"slug":"pear","name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","distance":45.574115460423364}]

HEX meaning and use

About #CBDE5E

#CBDE5E is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #CBDE5E is visually closest to Straw, a named yellow color with HEX #E4D96F.

The RGB channels are 203, 222, and 94, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 69deg with 66% saturation and 62% 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 0.6575, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 30.64, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.15:1AA Pass

White text1.48:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #CBDE5E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.15:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.48:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E4EEAA#000000 text · best 17.11:1#E4EEAA

#DAF349#000000 text · best 16.9:1#DAF349

Pear#000000 text · best 14.63:1#D1E231

Straw#000000 text · best 14.45:1#E4D96F

#8BDE5E#000000 text · best 12.71:1#8BDE5E

Generated Palette

#CBDE5E#CBDE5E

#715EDE#715EDE

#DEB15E#DEB15E

#8BDE5E#8BDE5E

#E4EEAA#E4EEAA

#A4BA26#A4BA26

Color Harmonies

#715EDE#715EDE

#DEB15E#DEB15E

#8BDE5E#8BDE5E

#5ECBDE#5ECBDE

#DE5ECB#DE5ECB

Variants

#E4EEAA#E4EEAA

#A4BA26#A4BA26

#DAF349#DAF349

#BCC973#BCC973

#EAEFCD#EAEFCD

#E8FF66#E8FF66

Nearest Named Colors

Straw#E4D96F

Champagne Gold#D6B971

Dark Khaki#BDB76B

Bamboo#C7B56E

Pear#D1E231

#CBDE5E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #CBDE5E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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