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#CBBE03 — Vivid Yellow

#CBBE03 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 #CBBE03 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.

#CBBE03 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 #0310C9; it also sits naturally between #C95903 and #73C903. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CBBE03 · RGB 203, 190, 3

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Color values

HEX#CBBE03
RGB203, 190, 3
HSL56°, 97%, 40%
HSV56°, 99%, 80%
CMYK0%, 6%, 99%, 20%
XYZ43.06, 49.53, 7.38
Yxy49.53, 0.4307, 0.4955
CIE-Lab75.78, -11.59, 76.71
Hunter Lab70.38, -10.35, 40.73

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 75% · Blue 1%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 99% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CBBE03 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CBBE03 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CBBE03

.text { color: #CBBE03; }
.background { background-color: #CBBE03; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBBE03; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 190, 3); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(56, 97%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBBE03; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 190, 3, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBBE03; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 190, 3, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBBE03">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBBE03">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CBBE03

#B5A903#A69B03#928802#837A02#6F6702#5A5401#4B4601#373401#282601#141300

Tints of #CBBE03

#E7D804#FBEB09#FCEE27#FCF040#FDF25E#FDF47C#FDF696#FEF9B4#FEFBCD#FFFDEB

Tones of #CBBE03

#BBAF11#ACA320#9E972E#918B3B#837F49#747258

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0310C9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.93:1 Fails
Against black text10.91:1 AAA

Best text color on #CBBE03: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBBE03

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 #CBBE03: ·

How #CBBE03 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C5C530Deuteranopia · #C6C73BTritanopia · #CA545C

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 · #CA8A04Material Amber 500 · #FFC107

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CBBE03 rather than the exact color:

Palette 8e1d41
#8E1D41 · #DBBF0D · #FFCD19 · #FFEFB4
Smoky Ruby Bloom
#CBC019 · #C1EE6C · #86E866 · #44DF5C
Radiant Drift
#9F112B · #B35422 · #CDB519 · #588313
Smoky Terrace
#C72E07 · #D7B013 · #F3DC66 · #EBE5AE
Modern Ruby Marble
#C3C61D · #23DCDF · #CA1DC6 · #F3F1CE
Dreamy Petal
#1A2EAF · #7468E8 · #CCB51E · #EFECB4

Similar colors

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

#DBBF0D#CBC019#CDB519#D7B013#C3C61D#CCB51E#CAB31E#C3C71F#BFA815#D4D713#B3B011#E1C817

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CBBE02  ·  #CBBE04 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBBE03?

#CBBE03 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 203, 190, 3). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBBE03?

#CBBE03 is RGB 203, 190, 3 — HSL 56°, 97%, 40% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 99%, 20%.

What colors go with #CBBE03?

Its complement is #0310C9; analogous partners are #C95903 and #73C903. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBBE03 for text?

Black text on #CBBE03 has a contrast ratio of 10.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.93:1.