Palettes / Colors / #CCCD80

#CCCD80 — Muted Yellow

#CCCD80 is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Tan (#D2B48C). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: tan (#D2B48C) — not an exact match. CSS tan gives you #D2B48C, a different color; use #CCCD80 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.

#CCCD80 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 #807ECD; it also sits naturally between #CDA77E and #A4CD7E. 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 50%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 38% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CCCD80

.text { color: #CCCD80; }
.background { background-color: #CCCD80; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCCD80; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 205, 128); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 44%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCCD80; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 205, 128, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCCD80; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 205, 128, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CCCD80">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CCCD80">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #807ECD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CCCD80: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CCCD80

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 #CCCD80 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 #CCCD80 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

← #CCCD7F  ·  #CCCD81 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCCD80?

#CCCD80 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 204, 205, 128). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCCD80?

#CCCD80 is RGB 204, 205, 128 — HSL 61°, 44%, 65% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 38%, 20%.

What colors go with #CCCD80?

Its complement is #807ECD; analogous partners are #CDA77E and #A4CD7E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCCD80 for text?

Black text on #CCCD80 has a contrast ratio of 12.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.67:1.