Palettes / Colors / #CBDB71

#CBDB71 — Yellow

#CBDB71 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 #CBDB71 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.

#CBDB71 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 #8070DB; it also sits naturally between #DBB670 and #96DB70. 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 86% · Blue 44%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 48% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBDB71

.text { color: #CBDB71; }
.background { background-color: #CBDB71; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBDB71; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 219, 113); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(69, 60%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBDB71; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 219, 113, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBDB71; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 219, 113, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBDB71">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBDB71">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CBDB71

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8070DB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBDB71: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBDB71

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 #CBDB71 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 #CBDB71 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

← #CBDB70  ·  #CBDB72 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBDB71?

#CBDB71 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 203, 219, 113). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBDB71?

#CBDB71 is RGB 203, 219, 113 — HSL 69°, 60%, 65% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 48%, 14%.

What colors go with #CBDB71?

Its complement is #8070DB; analogous partners are #DBB670 and #96DB70. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBDB71 for text?

Black text on #CBDB71 has a contrast ratio of 13.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.51:1.