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#CBDA63 — Yellow

#CBDA63 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 #CBDA63 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.

#CBDA63 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 #7262DA; it also sits naturally between #DAAE62 and #8EDA62. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CBDA63 · RGB 203, 218, 99

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Color values

HEX#CBDA63
RGB203, 218, 99
HSL68°, 62%, 62%
HSV68°, 55%, 85%
CMYK7%, 0%, 55%, 15%
XYZ51.95, 63.74, 21.37
Yxy63.74, 0.3790, 0.4650
CIE-Lab83.83, -21.49, 55.89
Hunter Lab79.84, -19.60, 37.04

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 85% · Blue 39%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 55% · Key 15%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CBDA63 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CBDA63 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CBDA63

.text { color: #CBDA63; }
.background { background-color: #CBDA63; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBDA63; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 218, 99); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(68, 62%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBDA63; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 218, 99, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBDA63; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 218, 99, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBDA63">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBDA63">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CBDA63

#C2D449#B9CF30#A7BA2C#91A126#7A8820#64701A#4E5714#3B4210#25290A#0F1104

Tints of #CBDA63

#CEDD6E#D4E17F#D8E48B#DEE89C#E2EBA8#E6EEB5#ECF1C5#F0F4D2#F5F8E2#F9FBEE

Tones of #CBDA63

#C4D16B#BDC973#B7C07C#B1B884#ABB08D#A4A795

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7262DA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.53:1 Fails
Against black text13.75:1 AAA

Best text color on #CBDA63: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBDA63

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 #CBDA63: ·

How #CBDA63 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D1D280Deuteranopia · #D1D087Tritanopia · #CC979C

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 · #CDDC39Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Light Green 500 · #8BC34A

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CBDA63 rather than the exact color:

Velvet Ember
#2492A2 · #A82597 · #CDDC60 · #D2E7EF
Vivid Ruby Petal
#537718 · #CEE063 · #682AD0 · #BDA8E7
Vintage Ruby Dusk
#E7F2BF · #D9EA99 · #C5DF62 · #AED322
Tender Petal
#C69D1A · #C4DE67 · #6CE231 · #15A026
Radiant Ruby Tempest
#3D25BC · #6552DD · #CADE5A · #D9E6A4
Smoky Ruby Orchard
#B73733 · #D29C7A · #9A8032 · #C8D559

Similar colors

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

#CDDC60#CEE063#C5DF62#C4DE67#CADE5A#C8D559#D6D85D#D4D167#C9D46F#CAD971#C6D870#D8D365

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CBDA62  ·  #CBDA64 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBDA63?

#CBDA63 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 203, 218, 99). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBDA63?

#CBDA63 is RGB 203, 218, 99 — HSL 68°, 62%, 62% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 55%, 15%.

What colors go with #CBDA63?

Its complement is #7262DA; analogous partners are #DAAE62 and #8EDA62. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBDA63 for text?

Black text on #CBDA63 has a contrast ratio of 13.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.53:1.