Palettes / Colors / #CDBE5B

#CDBE5B — Muted Yellow

#CDBE5B 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 #CDBE5B 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.

#CDBE5B 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 #5B6ACD; it also sits naturally between #CD855B and #A3CD5B. 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 75% · Blue 36%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 56% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDBE5B

.text { color: #CDBE5B; }
.background { background-color: #CDBE5B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDBE5B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 190, 91); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(52, 53%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDBE5B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 190, 91, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDBE5B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 190, 91, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDBE5B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDBE5B">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5B6ACD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDBE5B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDBE5B

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 #CDBE5B 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 #CDBE5B 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

← #CDBE5A  ·  #CDBE5C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDBE5B?

#CDBE5B is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 205, 190, 91). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDBE5B?

#CDBE5B is RGB 205, 190, 91 — HSL 52°, 53%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 56%, 20%.

What colors go with #CDBE5B?

Its complement is #5B6ACD; analogous partners are #CD855B and #A3CD5B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDBE5B for text?

Black text on #CDBE5B has a contrast ratio of 11.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.89:1.