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#CDC768 — Muted Yellow

#CDC768 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 #CDC768 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.

#CDC768 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 #6A70CD; it also sits naturally between #CD956A and #A2CD6A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CDC768 · RGB 205, 199, 104

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Color values

HEX#CDC768
RGB205, 199, 104
HSL56°, 50%, 61%
HSV56°, 49%, 80%
CMYK0%, 3%, 49%, 20%
XYZ48.10, 54.83, 21.14
Yxy54.83, 0.3877, 0.4419
CIE-Lab78.94, -10.78, 47.87
Hunter Lab74.04, -9.82, 32.06

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 78% · Blue 41%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 49% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CDC768 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CDC768 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CDC768

.text { color: #CDC768; }
.background { background-color: #CDC768; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDC768; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 199, 104); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(56, 50%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDC768; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 199, 104, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDC768; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 199, 104, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDC768">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDC768">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDC768

#C6BE53#BFB740#A8A138#918B30#7E792A#676322#504D1B#393713#26250D#0F0F05

Tints of #CDC768

#D2CC79#D6D185#DBD794#DFDB9F#E4E1AF#E8E5BA#EDEBC9#F1EFD5#F6F5E4#FAF9F0

Tones of #CDC768

#C6C171#BFBB78#B8B57F#B0AE87#A9A88E#A3A295

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6A70CD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.76:1 Fails
Against black text11.97:1 AAA

Best text color on #CDC768: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDC768

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 #CDC768: ·

How #CDC768 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CACA7FDeuteranopia · #CBCB85Tritanopia · #CD9195

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 Light Green 500 · #8BC34AMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CDC768 rather than the exact color:

Wild Ruby Breeze
#F2F0D4 · #D3CD64 · #D2CA32 · #A19B26
Hidden Mosaic
#AA5131 · #E4BB79 · #D4D167 · #A2D43F
Serene Ruby Twilight
#B546A1 · #CE7088 · #D3A997 · #CEC173
Palette E32249
#E32249 · #F17362 · #DDDC92 · #D8C962
Tender Ruby Terrace
#DCD2A2 · #CCB966 · #AE9B47 · #695E2B
Frozen Ruby Lagoon
#76272D · #C8956C · #CECB5A · #7BBF37

Similar colors

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

#D3CD64#D4D167#CEC173#D8C962#CCB966#CECB5A#BEC666#C9D46F#CECE5A#DBC770#C5BD72#D8D365

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDC767  ·  #CDC769 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDC768?

#CDC768 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 205, 199, 104). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDC768?

#CDC768 is RGB 205, 199, 104 — HSL 56°, 50%, 61% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 49%, 20%.

What colors go with #CDC768?

Its complement is #6A70CD; analogous partners are #CD956A and #A2CD6A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDC768 for text?

Black text on #CDC768 has a contrast ratio of 11.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.76:1.