Palettes / Colors / #CBCA90

#CBCA90 — Light Muted Yellow

#CBCA90 is a yellow color we call Light Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Tan (#D2B48C). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: tan (#D2B48C) — not an exact match. CSS tan gives you #D2B48C, a different color; use #CBCA90 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.

#CBCA90 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 #9091CB; it also sits naturally between #CBAC90 and #AECB90. 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 56%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 29% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBCA90

.text { color: #CBCA90; }
.background { background-color: #CBCA90; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBCA90; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 202, 144); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 36%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBCA90; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 202, 144, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBCA90; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 202, 144, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBCA90">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBCA90">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9091CB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBCA90: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBCA90

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 #CBCA90 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 #CBCA90 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

← #CBCA8F  ·  #CBCA91 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBCA90?

#CBCA90 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 203, 202, 144). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBCA90?

#CBCA90 is RGB 203, 202, 144 — HSL 59°, 36%, 68% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 29%, 20%.

What colors go with #CBCA90?

Its complement is #9091CB; analogous partners are #CBAC90 and #AECB90. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBCA90 for text?

Black text on #CBCA90 has a contrast ratio of 12.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.69:1.