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#CDC070 — Muted Yellow

#CDC070 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 #CDC070 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.

#CDC070 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 #707CCD; it also sits naturally between #CD9270 and #ABCD70. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CDC070 · RGB 205, 192, 112

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Color values

HEX#CDC070
RGB205, 192, 112
HSL52°, 48%, 62%
HSV52°, 45%, 80%
CMYK0%, 6%, 45%, 20%
XYZ46.95, 51.85, 22.86
Yxy51.85, 0.3859, 0.4262
CIE-Lab77.19, -6.43, 41.80
Hunter Lab72.01, -5.87, 28.72

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 75% · Blue 44%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 45% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CDC070 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CDC070 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CDC070

.text { color: #CDC070; }
.background { background-color: #CDC070; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDC070; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 192, 112); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(52, 48%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDC070; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 192, 112, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDC070; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 192, 112, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDC070">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDC070">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDC070

#C5B659#BDAC42#AA9B3C#938634#7D722C#665D24#4F481C#3C3715#26220D#0F0E05

Tints of #CDC070

#D1C57B#D6CC8A#DAD195#DFD7A4#E3DCB0#E7E1BB#ECE8CA#F0EDD5#F6F3E5#FAF8F0

Tones of #CDC070

#C6BB76#BFB67D#B8B184#B2AD8A#ACA891#A5A397

Color harmonies

Complementary — #707CCD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.85:1 Fails
Against black text11.37:1 AAA

Best text color on #CDC070: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDC070

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #CDC070: ·

How #CDC070 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #C7C783Deuteranopia · #C8C988Tritanopia · #CC9396

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:

Material Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Light Green 500 · #8BC34A

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CDC070 rather than the exact color:

Serene Ruby Twilight
#B546A1 · #CE7088 · #D3A997 · #CEC173
Honey Ruby Orchard
#A56EAF · #8C4B6A · #9F776C · #C5BD72
Crimson Tempest
#C1734B · #D4BE76 · #ACC350 · #79BF50
Dreamy Ruby Marble
#9E9B2F · #D6C275 · #7275D5 · #ADA6DC
Tender Ruby Terrace
#DCD2A2 · #CCB966 · #AE9B47 · #695E2B
Dreamy Ruby Zephyr
#6974A9 · #A457AE · #CE8F93 · #C2C375

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#CEC173#C5BD72#D4BE76#D6C275#CCB966#C2C375#D2B769#CDB46B#C7B667#DBC770#CFB06A#D7B26D

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDC06F  ·  #CDC071 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDC070?

#CDC070 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 205, 192, 112). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDC070?

#CDC070 is RGB 205, 192, 112 — HSL 52°, 48%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 45%, 20%.

What colors go with #CDC070?

Its complement is #707CCD; analogous partners are #CD9270 and #ABCD70. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDC070 for text?

Black text on #CDC070 has a contrast ratio of 11.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.85:1.