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#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.

#CBA925 · RGB 203, 169, 37

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Color values

HEX#CBA925
RGB203, 169, 37
HSL48°, 69%, 47%
HSV48°, 82%, 80%
CMYK0%, 17%, 82%, 20%
XYZ39.15, 41.21, 7.64
Yxy41.21, 0.4449, 0.4683
CIE-Lab70.32, -0.05, 66.34
Hunter Lab64.19, -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

Sample text in #CBA925 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CBA925 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

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>

Shades of #CBA925

#B99B22#A4891E#937B1B#816C18#705E15#5A4C11#493D0D#382F0A#221D06#110E03

Tints of #CBA925

#D9B730#DDBF46#E1C65B#E5CE71#E9D586#ECDB98#F0E3AD#F4EAC3#F8F2D8#FCF9EE

Tones of #CBA925

#BFA231#B39B3D#A79449#9C8D54#908660#847F6C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2546CB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.27:1 Fails
Against black text9.24:1 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:

100%
Sample heading text
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:

Protanopia · #BCBC45Deuteranopia · #BEC14DTritanopia · #C95E64

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:

Tailwind yellow 500 · #EAB308Tailwind yellow 600 · #CA8A04Tailwind amber 500 · #F59E0B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CBA925 rather than the exact color:

Misty Ruby Summit
#733F20 · #CAAA25 · #BBDD47 · #67D42E
Silent Ruby Voyage
#EAD68F · #CEA821 · #7C6413 · #3B310C
Tranquil Voyage
#2CB89D · #A72FC4 · #C7A92F · #D5F0EA
Radiant Ruby Cinder
#E2D365 · #C5B225 · #9D8C16 · #6E6416
Silent Ruby Monsoon
#B22E26 · #572F12 · #C3A32B · #90A41E
Cosmic Ruby Meadow
#B56314 · #CAB31E · #BFE34A · #85EF42

Similar colors

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

#CAAA25#CEA821#C7A92F#C5B225#C3A32B#CAB31E#BFA522#CCB51E#C9A119#D39D22#BDA227#C49F30

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CBA924  ·  #CBA926 →

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.