Palettes / Colors / #CCCD5D

#CCCD5D — Muted Yellow

#CCCD5D is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

#CCCD5D is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #5D5BCD; it also sits naturally between #CD965B and #92CD5B. 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 80% · Blue 36%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 55% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CCCD5D

.text { color: #CCCD5D; }
.background { background-color: #CCCD5D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCCD5D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 205, 93); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 53%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCCD5D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 205, 93, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCCD5D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 205, 93, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CCCD5D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CCCD5D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CCCD5D

Tints of #CCCD5D

Tones of #CCCD5D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5D5BCD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CCCD5D: #000000.

How #CCCD5D 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 #CCCD5D 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

← #CCCD5C  ·  #CCCD5E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCCD5D?

#CCCD5D is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 204, 205, 93). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCCD5D?

#CCCD5D is RGB 204, 205, 93 — HSL 61°, 53%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 55%, 20%.

What colors go with #CCCD5D?

Its complement is #5D5BCD; analogous partners are #CD965B and #92CD5B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCCD5D for text?

Black text on #CCCD5D has a contrast ratio of 12.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.69:1.