Palettes / Colors / #CBA925
#CBA925 — Yellow
#CBA925 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: goldenrod (#DAA520) — not an exact match. CSS goldenrod gives you #DAA520, a different color; use #CBA925 when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#CBA925 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #2546CB; it also sits naturally between #CB5725 and #99CB25. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CBA925 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 203, 169, 37 |
| HSL | 48°, 69%, 47% |
| HSV | 48°, 82%, 80% |
| CMYK | 0%, 17%, 82%, 20% |
| XYZ | 39.15, 41.21, 7.64 |
| Yxy | 41.21, 0.4449, 0.4683 |
| CIE-Lab | 70.32, -0.05, 66.34 |
| Hunter Lab | 64.19, -0.04, 35.71 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 80% · Green 66% · Blue 15%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 82% · Key 20%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CBA925
.text { color: #CBA925; }
.background { background-color: #CBA925; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBA925; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 169, 37); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(48, 69%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBA925; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 169, 37, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBA925; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 169, 37, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CBA925">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBA925">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #2546CB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.27:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 9.24:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CBA925: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBA925
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #CBA925: ·
How #CBA925 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 #CBA925 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #CBA925?
#CBA925 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 203, 169, 37). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CBA925?
#CBA925 is RGB 203, 169, 37 — HSL 48°, 69%, 47% — CMYK 0%, 17%, 82%, 20%.
What colors go with #CBA925?
Its complement is #2546CB; analogous partners are #CB5725 and #99CB25. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CBA925 for text?
Black text on #CBA925 has a contrast ratio of 9.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.27:1.