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#CBC06C — Muted Yellow

#CBC06C is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkkhaki (#BDB76B) — not an exact match. CSS darkkhaki gives you #BDB76B, a different color; use #CBC06C 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.

#CBC06C 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 #6C77CB; it also sits naturally between #CB906C and #A7CB6C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CBC06C · RGB 203, 192, 108

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Color values

HEX#CBC06C
RGB203, 192, 108
HSL53°, 48%, 61%
HSV53°, 47%, 80%
CMYK0%, 5%, 47%, 20%
XYZ46.19, 51.48, 21.69
Yxy51.48, 0.3870, 0.4313
CIE-Lab76.97, -7.63, 43.49
Hunter Lab71.75, -6.93, 29.49

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 75% · Blue 42%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 47% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CBC06C on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CBC06C on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CBC06C

.text { color: #CBC06C; }
.background { background-color: #CBC06C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBC06C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 192, 108); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(53, 48%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBC06C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 192, 108, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBC06C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 192, 108, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBC06C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBC06C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CBC06C

#C3B655#BDAE42#A6993A#8F8532#7D732C#665E24#4F491C#393414#26230D#0F0E05

Tints of #CBC06C

#D1C77B#D5CB86#DAD295#DED7A1#E3DDB0#E7E2BB#ECE8CA#F0EDD5#F6F4E5#FAF9F0

Tones of #CBC06C

#C4BB73#BDB57A#B6B081#B0AC87#A9A68E#A3A195

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6C77CB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.86:1 Fails
Against black text11.30:1 AAA

Best text color on #CBC06C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBC06C

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 #CBC06C: ·

How #CBC06C looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C6C680Deuteranopia · #C7C885Tritanopia · #CA9094

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:

Material Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Light Green 500 · #8BC34AMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CBC06C rather than the exact color:

Serene Ruby Twilight
#B546A1 · #CE7088 · #D3A997 · #CEC173
Honey Ruby Orchard
#A56EAF · #8C4B6A · #9F776C · #C5BD72
Tender Ruby Terrace
#DCD2A2 · #CCB966 · #AE9B47 · #695E2B
Vintage Ruby Summit
#A66041 · #493529 · #BA813A · #D2B769
Honey Marble
#7C348B · #C7B667 · #5AC2B0 · #E9DDED
Dusty Orchard
#783E29 · #976B4D · #A58161 · #CDB46B

Similar colors

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

#CEC173#C5BD72#CCB966#D2B769#C7B667#CDB46B#C2C375#D4BE76#D6C275#BEC666#CFB06A#D3CD64

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CBC06B  ·  #CBC06D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBC06C?

#CBC06C is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 203, 192, 108). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBC06C?

#CBC06C is RGB 203, 192, 108 — HSL 53°, 48%, 61% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 47%, 20%.

What colors go with #CBC06C?

Its complement is #6C77CB; analogous partners are #CB906C and #A7CB6C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBC06C for text?

Black text on #CBC06C has a contrast ratio of 11.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.86:1.