Palettes / Colors / #CDC07E

#CDC07E — Muted Yellow

#CDC07E is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Tan (#D2B48C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#CDC07E 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 #7E8CCD; it also sits naturally between #CD997E and #B3CD7E. 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 49%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 39% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDC07E

.text { color: #CDC07E; }
.background { background-color: #CDC07E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDC07E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 192, 126); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(50, 44%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDC07E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 192, 126, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDC07E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 192, 126, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDC07E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDC07E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7E8CCD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDC07E: #000000.

How #CDC07E 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 #CDC07E 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

← #CDC07D  ·  #CDC07F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDC07E?

#CDC07E is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 205, 192, 126). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDC07E?

#CDC07E is RGB 205, 192, 126 — HSL 50°, 44%, 65% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 39%, 20%.

What colors go with #CDC07E?

Its complement is #7E8CCD; analogous partners are #CD997E and #B3CD7E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDC07E for text?

Black text on #CDC07E has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.84:1.