Palettes / Colors / #CDCA70

#CDCA70 — Muted Yellow

#CDCA70 is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

#CDCA70 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 #7073CD; it also sits naturally between #CD9B70 and #A1CD70. 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 79% · Blue 44%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 45% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDCA70

.text { color: #CDCA70; }
.background { background-color: #CDCA70; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDCA70; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 202, 112); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(58, 48%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDCA70; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 202, 112, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDCA70; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 202, 112, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDCA70">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDCA70">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7073CD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDCA70: #000000.

How #CDCA70 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 #CDCA70 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

← #CDCA6F  ·  #CDCA71 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDCA70?

#CDCA70 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 205, 202, 112). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDCA70?

#CDCA70 is RGB 205, 202, 112 — HSL 58°, 48%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 45%, 20%.

What colors go with #CDCA70?

Its complement is #7073CD; analogous partners are #CD9B70 and #A1CD70. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDCA70 for text?

Black text on #CDCA70 has a contrast ratio of 12.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.71:1.