Palettes / Colors / #CBCA6B

#CBCA6B — Muted Yellow

#CBCA6B is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

#CBCA6B 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 #6C6DCB; it also sits naturally between #CB9A6C and #9DCB6C. 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 79% · Blue 42%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBCA6B

.text { color: #CBCA6B; }
.background { background-color: #CBCA6B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBCA6B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 202, 107); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 48%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBCA6B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 202, 107, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBCA6B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 202, 107, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBCA6B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBCA6B">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6C6DCB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBCA6B: #000000.

How #CBCA6B 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 #CBCA6B 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

← #CBCA6A  ·  #CBCA6C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBCA6B?

#CBCA6B is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 203, 202, 107). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBCA6B?

#CBCA6B is RGB 203, 202, 107 — HSL 59°, 48%, 61% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 47%, 20%.

What colors go with #CBCA6B?

Its complement is #6C6DCB; analogous partners are #CB9A6C and #9DCB6C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBCA6B for text?

Black text on #CBCA6B has a contrast ratio of 12.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.72:1.