Palettes / Colors / #CABA68

#CABA68 — Muted Yellow

#CABA68 is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

#CABA68 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #6878CA; it also sits naturally between #CA8968 and #A9CA68. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 79% · Green 73% · Blue 41%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 49% · Key 21%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #CABA68

.text { color: #CABA68; }
.background { background-color: #CABA68; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CABA68; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(202, 186, 104); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(50, 48%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CABA68; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(202, 186, 104, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CABA68; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(202, 186, 104, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CABA68">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CABA68">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6878CA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CABA68: #000000.

How #CABA68 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CABA68 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #CABA68?

#CABA68 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 202, 186, 104). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CABA68?

#CABA68 is RGB 202, 186, 104 — HSL 50°, 48%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 49%, 21%.

What colors go with #CABA68?

Its complement is #6878CA; analogous partners are #CA8968 and #A9CA68. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CABA68 for text?

Black text on #CABA68 has a contrast ratio of 10.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.96:1.