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#CBC167 — Muted Yellow

#CBC167 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 #CBC167 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.

#CBC167 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 #6771CB; it also sits naturally between #CB8F67 and #A3CB67. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CBC167 · RGB 203, 193, 103

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Color values

HEX#CBC167
RGB203, 193, 103
HSL54°, 49%, 60%
HSV54°, 49%, 80%
CMYK0%, 5%, 49%, 20%
XYZ46.15, 51.82, 20.40
Yxy51.82, 0.3899, 0.4378
CIE-Lab77.17, -8.62, 46.19
Hunter Lab71.98, -7.82, 30.81

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 76% · Blue 40%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 49% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CBC167 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CBC167 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CBC167

.text { color: #CBC167; }
.background { background-color: #CBC167; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBC167; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 193, 103); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 49%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBC167; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 193, 103, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBC167; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 193, 103, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBC167">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBC167">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CBC167

#C3B850#BAAE40#A39938#908731#7A722A#635C22#504B1B#393514#26230D#0F0E05

Tints of #CBC167

#D0C776#D4CC82#D9D291#DDD79C#E2DDAB#E8E3BB#EBE8C6#F1EED5#F5F3E1#FAF9F0

Tones of #CBC167

#C4BB6E#BDB675#B6B07C#AEAA84#A7A48B#A09F92

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6771CB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.85:1 Fails
Against black text11.36:1 AAA

Best text color on #CBC167: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBC167

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 #CBC167: ·

How #CBC167 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C7C77DDeuteranopia · #C7C882Tritanopia · #CB8E92

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 #CBC167 rather than the exact color:

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

Similar colors

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

#CCB966#C7B667#CEC173#D2B769#C5BD72#CDB46B#BEC666#D3CD64#D8C962#C3B55F#CECB5A#C2C375

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CBC166  ·  #CBC168 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBC167?

#CBC167 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 203, 193, 103). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBC167?

#CBC167 is RGB 203, 193, 103 — HSL 54°, 49%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 49%, 20%.

What colors go with #CBC167?

Its complement is #6771CB; analogous partners are #CB8F67 and #A3CB67. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBC167 for text?

Black text on #CBC167 has a contrast ratio of 11.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.85:1.