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#CBC39B closest to Castaway Beach

#CBC39B is a light, muted yellow; the closest named color is Castaway Beach. In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 76.5% green and 60.8% blue (rgb(203, 195, 155)). Its HSL value is 50° hue, 32% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 24% yellow and 20% black. #CBC39B is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.82:1.

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Variations of #CBC39B

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#CBC39B color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#CBC39B for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CBC39B appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #CEC49C
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CBC098
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CBC19A
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CEC49C
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CDC39C
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D3BDB8
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CEC1A9
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C2C2C2
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C4C2B9

#CBC39B contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.78:1 Very poor#CBC39B text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.82:1 Very good#CBC39B text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CBC39B in CSS

/* Castaway Beach */
.color { color: #CBC39B; }
.background { background-color: #CBC39B; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CBC39B; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(203 195 155);
color: hsl(50 32% 70%);
color: oklch(0.814 0.054 98.0);

#CBC39B FAQ

What color is #CBC39B?

#CBC39B is a light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Castaway Beach. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #CBC39B?

#CBC39B is rgb(203, 195, 155) in RGB, hsl(50, 32%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 4%, 24%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CBC39B?

The complementary color of #CBC39B is #9BA3CB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CBC39B?

Black text has the best contrast on #CBC39B: 11.82:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CBC39B a warm or cool color?

#CBC39B is a warm color.