Palettes / Colors / #CBC549

#CBC549 — Yellow

#CBC549 is a yellow color we call 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 #CBC549 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.

#CBC549 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 #484FCB; it also sits naturally between #CB8348 and #90CB48. 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 77% · Blue 29%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 64% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBC549

.text { color: #CBC549; }
.background { background-color: #CBC549; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBC549; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 197, 73); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(57, 56%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBC549; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 197, 73, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBC549; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 197, 73, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBC549">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBC549">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #484FCB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBC549: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBC549

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 #CBC549 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 #CBC549 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

← #CBC548  ·  #CBC54A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBC549?

#CBC549 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 203, 197, 73). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBC549?

#CBC549 is RGB 203, 197, 73 — HSL 57°, 56%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 64%, 20%.

What colors go with #CBC549?

Its complement is #484FCB; analogous partners are #CB8348 and #90CB48. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBC549 for text?

Black text on #CBC549 has a contrast ratio of 11.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.81:1.