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#CBCD2F — Yellow

#CBCD2F is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: goldenrod (#DAA520) — not an exact match. CSS goldenrod gives you #DAA520, a different color; use #CBCD2F 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.

#CBCD2F is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #312ECC; it also sits naturally between #CC802E and #7ACC2E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CBCD2F · RGB 203, 205, 47

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Color values

HEX#CBCD2F
RGB203, 205, 47
HSL61°, 63%, 49%
HSV61°, 77%, 80%
CMYK1%, 0%, 77%, 20%
XYZ46.97, 56.56, 11.13
Yxy56.56, 0.4096, 0.4933
CIE-Lab79.93, -18.20, 71.89
Hunter Lab75.21, -16.37, 41.31

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 80% · Blue 18%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 77% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CBCD2F on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CBCD2F on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CBCD2F

.text { color: #CBCD2F; }
.background { background-color: #CBCD2F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBCD2F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 205, 47); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 63%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBCD2F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 205, 47, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBCD2F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 205, 47, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBCD2F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBCD2F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CBCD2F

#B9BB2A#A4A626#949622#7F811D#6F7019#5A5B15#4A4B11#35360C#252508#101104

Tints of #CBCD2F

#D1D440#D5D750#DADC65#DFE17A#E4E68F#E8E99F#EDEEB4#F2F3C9#F6F7DA#FBFBEE

Tones of #CBCD2F

#BEC039#B3B545#A8AA50#9E9F5B#939366#888872

Color harmonies

Complementary — #312ECC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.71:1 Fails
Against black text12.31:1 AAA

Best text color on #CBCD2F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBCD2F

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 #CBCD2F: ·

How #CBCD2F looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CCCC55Deuteranopia · #CCCC5ETritanopia · #CB737A

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 · #CDDC39Tailwind yellow 500 · #EAB308Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CBCD2F rather than the exact color:

Dreamy Ruby Drift
#E21ACB · #AC2246 · #DB6421 · #D0CD2D
Palette Cdc733
#CDC733 · #966C3B · #D0AF84 · #FFE6CA
Burning Bloom
#751C26 · #93462B · #927033 · #CACE37
Wild Ruby Breeze
#F2F0D4 · #D3CD64 · #D2CA32 · #A19B26
Dusty Ruby Canyon
#BF144C · #DD4530 · #E9BB7D · #CACF27
Crystal Saffron
#CF3E38 · #D99B4B · #C3D02B · #88D256

Similar colors

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

#D0CD2D#CDC733#CACE37#D2CA32#CACF27#C3D02B#C2C52E#D7CA2D#D5C828#C0CA37#C9DA2A#D3C526

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CBCD2E  ·  #CBCD30 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBCD2F?

#CBCD2F is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 203, 205, 47). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBCD2F?

#CBCD2F is RGB 203, 205, 47 — HSL 61°, 63%, 49% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 77%, 20%.

What colors go with #CBCD2F?

Its complement is #312ECC; analogous partners are #CC802E and #7ACC2E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBCD2F for text?

Black text on #CBCD2F has a contrast ratio of 12.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.71:1.