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#CBCA68 — Muted Yellow

#CBCA68 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 #CBCA68 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.

#CBCA68 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 #6769CB; it also sits naturally between #CB9767 and #9BCB67. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CBCA68 · RGB 203, 202, 104

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Color values

HEX#CBCA68
RGB203, 202, 104
HSL59°, 49%, 60%
HSV59°, 49%, 80%
CMYK0%, 0%, 49%, 20%
XYZ48.25, 55.94, 21.35
Yxy55.94, 0.3843, 0.4456
CIE-Lab79.58, -13.12, 48.60
Hunter Lab74.79, -11.93, 32.56

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 79% · Blue 41%

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

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

Previews

Sample text in #CBCA68 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CBCA68 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CBCA68

.text { color: #CBCA68; }
.background { background-color: #CBCA68; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBCA68; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 202, 104); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 49%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBCA68; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 202, 104, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBCA68; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 202, 104, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBCA68">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBCA68">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CBCA68

#C3C150#BAB840#A3A238#908F31#7A782A#636222#504F1B#393814#26260D#0F0F05

Tints of #CBCA68

#D0CF76#D4D382#D9D891#DDDC9C#E2E1AB#E8E7BB#EBEBC6#F1F0D5#F5F4E1#FAFAF0

Tones of #CBCA68

#C4C26E#BDBC75#B6B57C#AEAE84#A7A78B#A0A092

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6769CB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.72:1 Fails
Against black text12.19:1 AAA

Best text color on #CBCA68: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBCA68

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 #CBCA68: ·

How #CBCA68 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CBCB80Deuteranopia · #CBCB85Tritanopia · #CB9297

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 Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CBCA68 rather than the exact color:

Wild Ruby Breeze
#F2F0D4 · #D3CD64 · #D2CA32 · #A19B26
Hidden Mosaic
#AA5131 · #E4BB79 · #D4D167 · #A2D43F
Smoky Ruby Zephyr
#C9D46F · #A2DB81 · #3ECC56 · #36D0A1
Frozen Zephyr
#30787E · #BC4DB3 · #BEC666 · #BBD8DB
Frozen Ruby Lagoon
#76272D · #C8956C · #CECB5A · #7BBF37
Palette E32249
#E32249 · #F17362 · #DDDC92 · #D8C962

Similar colors

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

#D3CD64#D4D167#C9D46F#BEC666#CECB5A#D8C962#CEC173#CECE5A#D6D46D#D8D365#BBCB64#BBC863

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CBCA67  ·  #CBCA69 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBCA68?

#CBCA68 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 203, 202, 104). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBCA68?

#CBCA68 is RGB 203, 202, 104 — HSL 59°, 49%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 49%, 20%.

What colors go with #CBCA68?

Its complement is #6769CB; analogous partners are #CB9767 and #9BCB67. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBCA68 for text?

Black text on #CBCA68 has a contrast ratio of 12.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.72:1.