Information about #CBC948 color

#CBC948 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CBC948 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(203, 201, 72) — 79.6% red, 78.8% green, 28.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 1 / 51 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #CBC948 reads as a clearly saturated sunny yellow and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Wattle (#D6CA3D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Ipanema (#DCC64B) and Confetti (#DDCB46).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(203, 201, 72)), which gives #CBC948 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #CBC948: 12.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for white. #CBC948 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#CBC948 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#CBC948 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #CBC948

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Wattle color link
Wattle

#D6CA3D

Ipanema color link
Ipanema

#DCC64B

Confetti color link
Confetti

#DDCB46

Billy T color link
Billy T

#C1B943

Warm Olive color link
Warm Olive

#C7B63C

Old Gold color link
Old Gold

#CFB53B

Las Palmas color link
Las Palmas

#C6DA36

Party Mix color link
Party Mix

#E1C53A

June Bud color link
June Bud

#BDDA57

Wild Willow color link
Wild Willow

#BECA60

#CBC948 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CBC948
  • RGB203, 201, 72
  • CMYK0, 1, 51, 20
  • CSSrgb(203, 201, 72)
  • HSL59°, 56%, 54%
  • HSL Precise59.084°, 55.745%, 53.922%
  • HSV59°, 65%, 80%
  • HSB59°, 65%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.796
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • GLSLvec3(0.796, 0.788, 0.282)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.796, 0.788, 0.282, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.796, 0.788, 0.282)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB79.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB28.2%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCBC948
  • DECIMAL ID13355336
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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