Palettes / Colors / #CBDA69

#CBDA69 — Yellow

#CBDA69 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 #CBDA69 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.

#CBDA69 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 #7768D9; it also sits naturally between #D9B068 and #92D968. 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 41%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 52% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBDA69

.text { color: #CBDA69; }
.background { background-color: #CBDA69; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBDA69; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 218, 105); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(68, 60%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBDA69; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 218, 105, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBDA69; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 218, 105, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBDA69">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBDA69">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CBDA69

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7768D9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBDA69: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBDA69

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 #CBDA69 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 #CBDA69 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

← #CBDA68  ·  #CBDA6A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBDA69?

#CBDA69 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 203, 218, 105). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBDA69?

#CBDA69 is RGB 203, 218, 105 — HSL 68°, 60%, 63% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 52%, 15%.

What colors go with #CBDA69?

Its complement is #7768D9; analogous partners are #D9B068 and #92D968. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBDA69 for text?

Black text on #CBDA69 has a contrast ratio of 13.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.