Palettes / Colors / #CBC026

#CBC026 — Yellow

#CBC026 is a yellow color we call 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 #CBC026 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.

#CBC026 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 #2631C9; it also sits naturally between #C96D26 and #83C926. 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 75% · Blue 15%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 81% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBC026

.text { color: #CBC026; }
.background { background-color: #CBC026; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBC026; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 192, 38); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(56, 68%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBC026; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 192, 38, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBC026; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 192, 38, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBC026">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBC026">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CBC026

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Tones of #CBC026

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2631C9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBC026: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBC026

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:

How #CBC026 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 #CBC026 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

← #CBC025  ·  #CBC027 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBC026?

#CBC026 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 203, 192, 38). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBC026?

#CBC026 is RGB 203, 192, 38 — HSL 56°, 68%, 47% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 81%, 20%.

What colors go with #CBC026?

Its complement is #2631C9; analogous partners are #C96D26 and #83C926. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBC026 for text?

Black text on #CBC026 has a contrast ratio of 11.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.89:1.