Palettes / Colors / #CDC879

#CDC879 — Muted Yellow

#CDC879 is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: burlywood (#DEB887) — not an exact match. CSS burlywood gives you #DEB887, a different color; use #CDC879 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.

#CDC879 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 #797FCD; it also sits naturally between #CD9E79 and #A9CD79. 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 78% · Blue 47%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 41% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDC879

.text { color: #CDC879; }
.background { background-color: #CDC879; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDC879; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 200, 121); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(56, 46%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDC879; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 200, 121, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDC879; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 200, 121, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDC879">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDC879">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #797FCD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDC879: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDC879

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 #CDC879 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 #CDC879 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

← #CDC878  ·  #CDC87A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDC879?

#CDC879 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 205, 200, 121). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDC879?

#CDC879 is RGB 205, 200, 121 — HSL 56°, 46%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 41%, 20%.

What colors go with #CDC879?

Its complement is #797FCD; analogous partners are #CD9E79 and #A9CD79. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDC879 for text?

Black text on #CDC879 has a contrast ratio of 12.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.73:1.