Palettes / Colors / #CBB266

#CBB266 — Muted Yellow

#CBB266 is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

#CBB266 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 #6780CB; it also sits naturally between #CB8067 and #B2CB67. 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 80% · Green 70% · Blue 40%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 50% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBB266

.text { color: #CBB266; }
.background { background-color: #CBB266; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBB266; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 178, 102); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(45, 49%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBB266; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 178, 102, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBB266; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 178, 102, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBB266">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBB266">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6780CB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBB266: #000000.

How #CBB266 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 #CBB266 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 #CBB266?

#CBB266 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 203, 178, 102). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBB266?

#CBB266 is RGB 203, 178, 102 — HSL 45°, 49%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 50%, 20%.

What colors go with #CBB266?

Its complement is #6780CB; analogous partners are #CB8067 and #B2CB67. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBB266 for text?

Black text on #CBB266 has a contrast ratio of 10.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.08:1.