#cbc36d Color Information

#cbc36d Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #cbc36d. In RGB, it consists of 79.6% Red, 76.5% Green, and 42.7% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 3.9% Magenta, 46.3% Yellow, and 20.4% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 54.9°, with saturation of 47.5% and lightness of 61.2%. The decimal value for #cbc36d is 13353837, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cccc66. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #cbc36d is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#cbc36d Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color203, 195, 109 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color79.6%, 76.5%, 42.7% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.204, 0.235, 0.573 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.039, 0.463, 0.204 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color54.9°, 47.5%, 61.2% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color54.9°, 46.3%, 79.6% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color46.904, 52.831, 22.193 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color118, 203, 109 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code13353837 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color77.775, -9.085, 43.979 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)77.775, 44.908, 101.671 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color77.775, 9.356, 57.130 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color72.685, -12.011, 32.776 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.385, 0.433, 52.831 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4291543917 / 0xffcbc36d Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cccc66 Copy
Last Updated: November 21, 2024

Shades of #cbc36d

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #cbc36d, its pure hue is 54.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 47.5%, and its lightness is 61.2%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #cbc36d, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #19180e to #b2ab5f.

Tints of #cbc36d

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #cbc36d, its pure hue is 54.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 47.5%, and its lightness is 61.2%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #cbc36d, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #d2cb7f to #f9f8ed.

Tones of #cbc36d

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #cbc36d, its pure hue is 54.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 47.5%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #cbc36d, which range from #9c9c9c (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ffee39 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #cbc36d

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #cbc36d! For #cbc36d, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #cbc36d. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #cbc36d

This color, #cbc36d, consists of 79.6% Red, 76.5% Green, and 42.7% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 203, Green = 195, Blue = 109. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #cbc36d is 0% Cyan, 3.9% Magenta, 46.3% Yellow, and 20.4% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R79.6%
C0.0%
G76.5%
M3.9%
B42.7%
Y46.3%
K20.4%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 203 195 109
Octal 313 303 155
Hexa #cb #c3 #6d
Binary 11001011 11000011 01101101
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 3 46 20
Octal 0 3 56 24
Hexa #00 #03 #2e #14
Binary 00000000 00000011 00101110 00010100

Analogous Colors of #cbc36d

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #cbc36d — which has hue 54.9° — its analogous colors are located at 24.9° and 84.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cbc36d.

Triadic Colors of #cbc36d

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #cbc36d — which has hue 54.9° — its triadic colors are located at 54.9° and 294.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cbc36d.

Complementary Color of #cbc36d

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #cbc36d — which has hue 54.9° — its complementary color is located at 234.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cbc36d.

Split Complementary Colors of #cbc36d

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #cbc36d — which has hue 54.9° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 54.9° and 264.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cbc36d.

Tetradic Colors of #cbc36d

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #cbc36d — which has hue 54.9° — its tetradic colors are located at 324.9°, 54.9°, 144.9°, and 234.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cbc36d.

Monochromatic Colors of #cbc36d

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #cbc36d, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #847f51 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f1ebaa (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #cbc36d

We want to make getting started with #cbc36d on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #cbc36d into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #cbc36d can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #cbc36d with other HTML elements.

#cbc36d Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #cbc36d.
<span style="color: #cbc36d;">The color of this text is #cbc36d.</span>

#cbc36d Background Color

The background color for this text is #cbc36d.
<div style="background-color: #cbc36d; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #cbc36d.</div>

#cbc36d Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #cbc36d.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #cbc36d;">This color for the shadow of this text is #cbc36d.</span>

#cbc36d Border Color

This is a div with border color #cbc36d.
<div style="border: #cbc36d 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #cbc36d.</div>

#cbc36d Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #cbc36d on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #cbc36d; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #cbc36d on a white background.</div></div>

#cbc36d Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #cbc36d on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #cbc36d; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #cbc36d on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #cbc36d to White

This is a gradient from #cbc36d to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#cbc36d,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#cbc36d,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#cbc36d,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#cbc36d,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #cbc36d to white.</div>

Gradient from #cbc36d to Black

This is a gradient from #cbc36d to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#cbc36d,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#cbc36d,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#cbc36d,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#cbc36d,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #cbc36d to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #cbc36d

In addition to using #cbc36d on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #cbc36d in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #cbc36d, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 203, Green = 195, Blue = 109). If you need details about the color coordinates of #cbc36d in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #cbc36d
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(203, 195, 109)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #cbc36d; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #cbc36d; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #cbc36d; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(203, 195, 109);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#cbc36d")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:203, green:195, blue:109, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:203 green:195 blue:109 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(203f, 195f, 109f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(203, 195, 109);
 

#cbc36d Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #cbc36d the same way. For those with color blindness, #cbc36d might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #cbc36d looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #cbc36d is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #cbc36d looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #cbc36d will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #cbc36d is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.8:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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