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#CDC384 — Light Muted Yellow

#CDC384 is a yellow color we call Light 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 #CDC384 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.

#CDC384 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 #848ECD; it also sits naturally between #CD9F84 and #B2CD84. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CDC384 · RGB 205, 195, 132

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Color values

HEX#CDC384
RGB205, 195, 132
HSL52°, 42%, 66%
HSV52°, 36%, 80%
CMYK0%, 5%, 36%, 20%
XYZ48.86, 53.68, 29.62
Yxy53.68, 0.3697, 0.4062
CIE-Lab78.27, -5.82, 32.96
Hunter Lab73.26, -5.35, 24.23

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 76% · Blue 52%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 36% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CDC384 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CDC384 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CDC384

.text { color: #CDC384; }
.background { background-color: #CDC384; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDC384; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 195, 132); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(52, 42%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDC384; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 195, 132, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDC384; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 195, 132, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDC384">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDC384">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDC384

#C4B86E#BBAE58#AA9D46#94893D#7F7534#69612B#534D22#3A3518#24210F#0E0D06

Tints of #CDC384

#D1C88F#D6CE9A#DAD3A4#DED8AF#E3DDBA#E7E3C5#ECE8D0#F0EDDB#F5F3E6#F9F8F1

Tones of #CDC384

#C8BF89#C2BB8E#BDB893#B8B499#B3B09E#AEACA3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #848ECD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.79:1 Fails
Against black text11.74:1 AAA

Best text color on #CDC384: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDC384

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 #CDC384: ·

How #CDC384 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C9C993Deuteranopia · #C9CA97Tritanopia · #CD9FA2

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

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CDC384 rather than the exact color:

Gentle Ruby Mosaic
#8E4DAF · #B35567 · #C8C68A · #5CB367
Serene Ruby Dusk
#A66C55 · #C4C985 · #95CC8A · #598172
Palette 5dd3b6
#5DD3B6 · #6E5034 · #CDB885 · #EFE1B5
Palette A13939
#A13939 · #E75151 · #FCC88A · #C2C57F
Crimson Bloom
#84652C · #D8C68A · #7092CF · #B7C6E0
Vintage Monsoon
#A4326E · #A93537 · #CB9763 · #CECE8C

Similar colors

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

#C8C68A#C4C985#CDB885#C2C57F#D8C68A#CECE8C#C9C091#D4CF81#CFD186#C2C68D#CACA91#D4CC8E

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDC383  ·  #CDC385 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDC384?

#CDC384 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 205, 195, 132). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDC384?

#CDC384 is RGB 205, 195, 132 — HSL 52°, 42%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 36%, 20%.

What colors go with #CDC384?

Its complement is #848ECD; analogous partners are #CD9F84 and #B2CD84. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDC384 for text?

Black text on #CDC384 has a contrast ratio of 11.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.79:1.