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#CBBA01 — Vivid Yellow

#CBBA01 is a yellow color we call Vivid 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 #CBBA01 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.

#CBBA01 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 #0112CB; it also sits naturally between #CB5501 and #77CB01. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CBBA01 · RGB 203, 186, 1

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Color values

HEX#CBBA01
RGB203, 186, 1
HSL55°, 99%, 40%
HSV55°, 100%, 80%
CMYK0%, 8%, 100%, 20%
XYZ42.19, 47.82, 7.03
Yxy47.82, 0.4348, 0.4927
CIE-Lab74.71, -9.57, 76.14
Hunter Lab69.15, -8.54, 40.09

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 73% · Blue 0%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 100% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CBBA01 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CBBA01 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CBBA01

.text { color: #CBBA01; }
.background { background-color: #CBBA01; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBBA01; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 186, 1); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(55, 99%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBBA01; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 186, 1, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBBA01; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 186, 1, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBBA01">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBBA01">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CBBA01

#B7A801#A79A01#938701#847901#706601#5B5400#4C4600#383300#292500#141300

Tints of #CBBA01

#E9D601#FEE906#FEEC25#FEEE3E#FEF15D#FEF37B#FEF694#FFF8B3#FFFBCC#FFFDEB

Tones of #CBBA01

#BDAE0F#AEA21E#A0962C#918A3B#837E49#747258

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0112CB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.99:1 Fails
Against black text10.56:1 AAA

Best text color on #CBBA01: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBBA01

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 #CBBA01: ·

How #CBBA01 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #C4C32EDeuteranopia · #C5C639Tritanopia · #CA5159

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 #CBBA01 rather than the exact color:

Palette 8e1d41
#8E1D41 · #DBBF0D · #FFCD19 · #FFEFB4
Smoky Terrace
#C72E07 · #D7B013 · #F3DC66 · #EBE5AE
Radiant Drift
#9F112B · #B35422 · #CDB519 · #588313
Smoky Ruby Bloom
#CBC019 · #C1EE6C · #86E866 · #44DF5C
Dreamy Petal
#1A2EAF · #7468E8 · #CCB51E · #EFECB4
Lucky Ruby Ember
#BFA815 · #ECE24F · #2F49E8 · #9997ED

Similar colors

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

#DBBF0D#D7B013#CDB519#CBC019#CCB51E#BFA815#CAB31E#B3B011#C3C61D#B4AD13#BAB31C#CAA016

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CBBA00  ·  #CBBA02 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBBA01?

#CBBA01 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 203, 186, 1). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBBA01?

#CBBA01 is RGB 203, 186, 1 — HSL 55°, 99%, 40% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 100%, 20%.

What colors go with #CBBA01?

Its complement is #0112CB; analogous partners are #CB5501 and #77CB01. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBBA01 for text?

Black text on #CBBA01 has a contrast ratio of 10.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.99:1.