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CBC56E

#CBC56E closest to Muted Lime

#CBC56E is a light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Muted Lime. In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 77.3% green and 43.1% blue (rgb(203, 197, 110)). Its HSL value is 56° hue, 47% saturation and 61% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 46% yellow and 20% black. #CBC56E is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.75:1.

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Variations of #CBC56E

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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#CBC56E 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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#CBC56E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CBC56E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D5C472
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D2BF67
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D1C16A
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D5C472
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D2C470
  • Tritanopia 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D7BBB0
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CFC191
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C2C2C2
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C4C3B1

#CBC56E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.79:1 Very poor#CBC56E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.75:1 Very good#CBC56E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CBC56E in CSS

/* Muted Lime */
.color { color: #CBC56E; }
.background { background-color: #CBC56E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CBC56E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(203 197 110);
color: hsl(56 47% 61%);
color: oklch(0.810 0.110 105.1);

#CBC56E FAQ

What color is #CBC56E?

#CBC56E is a light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Muted Lime. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #CBC56E?

#CBC56E is rgb(203, 197, 110) in RGB, hsl(56, 47%, 61%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 3%, 46%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CBC56E?

The complementary color of #CBC56E is #6E74CB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CBC56E?

Black text has the best contrast on #CBC56E: 11.75:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CBC56E a warm or cool color?

#CBC56E is a warm color.