Palettes / Colors / #CBD855

#CBD855 — Yellow

#CBD855 is a yellow color we call 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 #CBD855 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.

#CBD855 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 #6255D8; it also sits naturally between #D8A455 and #89D855. 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 85% · Blue 33%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 61% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBD855

.text { color: #CBD855; }
.background { background-color: #CBD855; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBD855; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 216, 85); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(66, 63%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBD855; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 216, 85, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBD855; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 216, 85, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBD855">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBD855">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CBD855

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Tones of #CBD855

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6255D8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBD855: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBD855

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 #CBD855 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 #CBD855 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

← #CBD854  ·  #CBD856 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBD855?

#CBD855 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 203, 216, 85). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBD855?

#CBD855 is RGB 203, 216, 85 — HSL 66°, 63%, 59% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 61%, 15%.

What colors go with #CBD855?

Its complement is #6255D8; analogous partners are #D8A455 and #89D855. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBD855 for text?

Black text on #CBD855 has a contrast ratio of 13.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.