What color is #CBDE17?

#CBDE17 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Pear. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBDE17?

The RGB value is 203, 222, 23: 203 red, 222 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBDE17?

The complementary color is #2A17DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBDE17?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBDE17 color

#CBDE17 rgb(203, 222, 23)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #CBDE17 is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 87.1% green and 9% blue (203, 222, 23).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 81% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 90% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Pear (#D1E231), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14:1).

#CBDE17 color codes

HEX	`#CBDE17`
RGB	`rgb(203, 222, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 87.1%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 81%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 90%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 90%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.48, -27.07, 81.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.48, 85.43, 108.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.906, 65.002, 10.675)`
Decimal	`13360663`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBDE17, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #CBDE17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBDE17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #CBDE17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbde17; }
.text { color: #cbde17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbde17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 222 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbde17, #68de17); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dandelion.

Questions

What color is #CBDE17?: #CBDE17 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Pear. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBDE17?: The RGB value is 203, 222, 23: 203 red, 222 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBDE17?: The complementary color is #2A17DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBDE17?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.