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CBC596

#CBC596 closest to Court-Bouillon

#CBC596 is a light, muted yellow; the closest named color is Court-Bouillon. In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 77.3% green and 58.8% blue (rgb(203, 197, 150)). Its HSL value is 53° hue, 34% saturation and 69% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 26% yellow and 20% black. #CBC596 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.97:1.

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Variations of #CBC596

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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#CBC596 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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#CBC596 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CBC596 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D0C598
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CEC293
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CDC394
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D0C598
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CEC597
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D3BEB8
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CEC2A7
  • Achromatopsia 87% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C3C3C3
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C5C4B9

#CBC596 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.75:1 Very poor#CBC596 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.97:1 Very good#CBC596 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CBC596 in CSS

/* Court-Bouillon */
.color { color: #CBC596; }
.background { background-color: #CBC596; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CBC596; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(203 197 150);
color: hsl(53 34% 69%);
color: oklch(0.817 0.063 101.6);

#CBC596 FAQ

What color is #CBC596?

#CBC596 is a light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Court-Bouillon. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #CBC596?

#CBC596 is rgb(203, 197, 150) in RGB, hsl(53, 34%, 69%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 3%, 26%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CBC596?

The complementary color of #CBC596 is #969CCB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CBC596?

Black text has the best contrast on #CBC596: 11.97:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CBC596 a warm or cool color?

#CBC596 is a warm color.