#CB9711Retro Vibe (#CB9711) is a light, saturated yellow with an OKLCH hue of 83°, lightness 0.71 and chroma 0.142. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #CB9711 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 151, 17) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 85%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 92%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 26%, 92%, 20%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(65.6 9.2 67.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.707 0.142 83) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Retro Vibe shifts subtly: drifts toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#cf9200 — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: drifts toward orange#d09706 — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: leans toward red#cb9711 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#cb9814 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Retro Vibe in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 2.63:1 and against black 7.97:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#fff0d4 · #f1c262 · #cb9711 · #9f7500 · #735300 · #4a3400
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#c4cf79 · #c7b44b · #cb9711 · #c37c21 · #b46531 · #a1513d
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#accb9d · #cb9711 · #a57a10 · #3d760e · #604400 · #1d380a
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#ffe3af · #d1c1a5 · #cb9711 · #3c65ba · #543e0b · #312304
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ebf2ff · #cb9711 · #8e8472 · #4c5059 · #281f0c · #000104
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#ecf2fd · #c2c9d6 · #959caa · #1a2233 · #01030f · #cb9711
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#c9dab7 · #cb9711 · #739567 · #8f28e3 · #253157 · #1c061d
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#addce4 · #cb9711 · #6e8ea5 · #5a4098 · #29314b · #1a0802
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d2fbff · #cb9711 · #0097a2 · #742e7c · #390040 · #000203
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#d6fcef · #cb9711 · #179b7f · #244a9d · #420025 · #000012
#D4A646 · #DEB667 · #E7C585 · #F0D5A1 · #F9E4BC
#A87B00 · #856100 · #634700 · #443000 · #271900
#C29A47 · #B99C64 · #B09E7C
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.