Palettes / Colors / #CDCA93
#CDCA93 — Light Muted Yellow
#CDCA93 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 #CDCA93 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.
#CDCA93 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 #9396CD; it also sits naturally between #CDAD93 and #B3CD93. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CDCA93 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 205, 202, 147 |
| HSL | 57°, 37%, 69% |
| HSV | 57°, 28%, 80% |
| CMYK | 0%, 1%, 28%, 20% |
| XYZ | 51.56, 57.33, 35.95 |
| Yxy | 57.33, 0.3560, 0.3958 |
| CIE-Lab | 80.36, -7.57, 27.91 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.71, -7.00, 21.52 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 80% · Green 79% · Blue 58%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 28% · Key 20%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CDCA93
.text { color: #CDCA93; }
.background { background-color: #CDCA93; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDCA93; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 202, 147); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(57, 37%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDCA93; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 202, 147, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDCA93; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 202, 147, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CDCA93">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDCA93">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #9396CD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.68:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.47:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CDCA93: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDCA93
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #CDCA93: ·
How #CDCA93 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 #CDCA93 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #CDCA93?
#CDCA93 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 205, 202, 147). Its closest standard named color is Tan.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CDCA93?
#CDCA93 is RGB 205, 202, 147 — HSL 57°, 37%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 28%, 20%.
What colors go with #CDCA93?
Its complement is #9396CD; analogous partners are #CDAD93 and #B3CD93. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CDCA93 for text?
Black text on #CDCA93 has a contrast ratio of 12.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.68:1.