Palettes / Colors / #CBCA73

#CBCA73 — Muted Yellow

#CBCA73 is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

#CBCA73 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 #7273CB; it also sits naturally between #CB9D72 and #A0CB72. 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 45%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 43% · Key 20%

Previews

CSS code for #CBCA73

.text { color: #CBCA73; }
.background { background-color: #CBCA73; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBCA73; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 202, 115); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 46%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBCA73; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 202, 115, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBCA73; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 202, 115, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBCA73">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBCA73">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7273CB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBCA73: #000000.

How #CBCA73 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 #CBCA73 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBCA73?

#CBCA73 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 203, 202, 115). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBCA73?

#CBCA73 is RGB 203, 202, 115 — HSL 59°, 46%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 43%, 20%.

What colors go with #CBCA73?

Its complement is #7273CB; analogous partners are #CB9D72 and #A0CB72. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBCA73 for text?

Black text on #CBCA73 has a contrast ratio of 12.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.72:1.