Palettes / Colors / #CBE21D

#CBE21D — Yellow

#CBE21D is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color GreenYellow (#ADFF2F). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: greenyellow (#ADFF2F) — not an exact match. CSS greenyellow gives you #ADFF2F, a different color; use #CBE21D 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.

#CBE21D 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 #341DE2; it also sits naturally between #E2961D and #69E21D. 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 89% · Blue 11%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 87% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBE21D

.text { color: #CBE21D; }
.background { background-color: #CBE21D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBE21D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 226, 29); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(67, 77%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBE21D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 226, 29, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBE21D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 226, 29, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBE21D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBE21D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CBE21D

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Tones of #CBE21D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #341DE2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBE21D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBE21D

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 #CBE21D 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 #CBE21D 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

← #CBE21C  ·  #CBE21E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBE21D?

#CBE21D is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 203, 226, 29). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBE21D?

#CBE21D is RGB 203, 226, 29 — HSL 67°, 77%, 50% — CMYK 10%, 0%, 87%, 11%.

What colors go with #CBE21D?

Its complement is #341DE2; analogous partners are #E2961D and #69E21D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBE21D for text?

Black text on #CBE21D has a contrast ratio of 14.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.