Palettes / Colors / #CBC061

#CBC061 — Muted Yellow

#CBC061 is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

#CBC061 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 #626DCB; it also sits naturally between #CB8C62 and #A1CB62. 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 38%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 52% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBC061

.text { color: #CBC061; }
.background { background-color: #CBC061; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBC061; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 192, 97); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 50%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBC061; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 192, 97, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBC061; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 192, 97, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBC061">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBC061">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CBC061

Tints of #CBC061

Tones of #CBC061

Color harmonies

Complementary — #626DCB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBC061: #000000.

How #CBC061 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 #CBC061 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 #CBC061?

#CBC061 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 203, 192, 97). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBC061?

#CBC061 is RGB 203, 192, 97 — HSL 54°, 50%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 52%, 20%.

What colors go with #CBC061?

Its complement is #626DCB; analogous partners are #CB8C62 and #A1CB62. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBC061 for text?

Black text on #CBC061 has a contrast ratio of 11.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.87:1.