#CBCE7E Hex Color
Mellow Pastel Yellow with a Green Undertone
A cross between olive and soft butter, this mellow pastel yellow carries a green undertone that keeps it from shouting. Its hex code is #cbce7e, and it earns its keep as a supporting tone or background for dark earth colors and charcoal text, which it backs at strong contrast. Beside plain white it reads washed out, so lean on darker pairings.
Questions about #cbce7e
What is #cbce7e in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #cbce7e is rgb(203, 206, 126), in HSL hsl(62, 45%, 65%) and in CMYK 1%, 0%, 39%, 19%.
What colors pair well with #cbce7e?
Charcoal, deep brown, and navy all give #cbce7e some weight, since its soft green-yellow undertone needs darker neighbors to stand out. Skip white as a partner, where it tends to fade.
Is #cbce7e readable on white or black?
#cbce7e has a 1.65:1 contrast ratio on white and 12.66:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it is too faint for text and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.