Palettes / Colors / #CBB80F

#CBB80F — Vivid Yellow

#CBB80F is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.

#CBB80F 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 #0F22CC; it also sits naturally between #CC5B0F and #81CC0F. 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 6%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 93% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBB80F

.text { color: #CBB80F; }
.background { background-color: #CBB80F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBB80F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 184, 15); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 86%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBB80F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 184, 15, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBB80F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 184, 15, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBB80F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBB80F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CBB80F

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #0F22CC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBB80F: #000000.

How #CBB80F 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 #CBB80F 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 #CBB80F?

#CBB80F is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 203, 184, 15). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBB80F?

#CBB80F is RGB 203, 184, 15 — HSL 54°, 86%, 43% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 93%, 20%.

What colors go with #CBB80F?

Its complement is #0F22CC; analogous partners are #CC5B0F and #81CC0F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBB80F for text?

Black text on #CBB80F has a contrast ratio of 10.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.02:1.