Palettes / Colors / #CDBA74

#CDBA74 — Muted Yellow

#CDBA74 is a yellow color we call Muted 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 #CDBA74 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.

#CDBA74 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 #7488CD; it also sits naturally between #CD8D74 and #B4CD74. 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 73% · Blue 45%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 43% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDBA74

.text { color: #CDBA74; }
.background { background-color: #CDBA74; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDBA74; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 186, 116); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(47, 47%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDBA74; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 186, 116, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDBA74; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 186, 116, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDBA74">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDBA74">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7488CD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDBA74: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDBA74

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 #CDBA74 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 #CDBA74 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDBA74?

#CDBA74 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 205, 186, 116). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDBA74?

#CDBA74 is RGB 205, 186, 116 — HSL 47°, 47%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 43%, 20%.

What colors go with #CDBA74?

Its complement is #7488CD; analogous partners are #CD8D74 and #B4CD74. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDBA74 for text?

Black text on #CDBA74 has a contrast ratio of 10.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.93:1.