Palettes / Colors / #CBB77C

#CBB77C — Muted Yellow

#CBB77C is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Tan (#D2B48C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#CBB77C 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 #7C8FCB; it also sits naturally between #CB8F7C and #B7CB7C. 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 72% · Blue 49%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 39% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBB77C

.text { color: #CBB77C; }
.background { background-color: #CBB77C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBB77C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 183, 124); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(45, 43%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBB77C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 183, 124, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBB77C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 183, 124, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBB77C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBB77C">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7C8FCB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBB77C: #000000.

How #CBB77C 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 #CBB77C 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

← #CBB77B  ·  #CBB77D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBB77C?

#CBB77C is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 203, 183, 124). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBB77C?

#CBB77C is RGB 203, 183, 124 — HSL 45°, 43%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 39%, 20%.

What colors go with #CBB77C?

Its complement is #7C8FCB; analogous partners are #CB8F7C and #B7CB7C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBB77C for text?

Black text on #CBB77C has a contrast ratio of 10.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.98:1.