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#CDCB75 — Muted Yellow

#CDCB75 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 #CDCB75 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.

#CDCB75 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 #7476CD; it also sits naturally between #CD9F74 and #A2CD74. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CDCB75 · RGB 205, 203, 117

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Color values

HEX#CDCB75
RGB205, 203, 117
HSL59°, 47%, 63%
HSV59°, 43%, 80%
CMYK0%, 1%, 43%, 20%
XYZ49.74, 56.98, 25.21
Yxy56.98, 0.3771, 0.4319
CIE-Lab80.17, -11.57, 43.00
Hunter Lab75.48, -10.59, 30.04

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 80% · Blue 46%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 43% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CDCB75 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CDCB75 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CDCB75

.text { color: #CDCB75; }
.background { background-color: #CDCB75; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDCB75; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 203, 117); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 47%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDCB75; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 203, 117, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDCB75; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 203, 117, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDCB75">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDCB75">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDCB75

#C5C35E#BDBB47#A9A73D#929135#7F7E2E#696826#52521E#3C3B16#25250E#0F0F05

Tints of #CDCB75

#D1D080#D6D58F#DBD99A#DFDEA5#E4E3B4#E8E7BF#ECECCB#F0F0D6#F6F5E5#FAF9F0

Tones of #CDCB75

#C6C57B#C1C081#BAB987#B4B38E#ADAD94#A7A79A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7476CD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.69:1 Fails
Against black text12.40:1 AAA

Best text color on #CDCB75: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDCB75

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 #CDCB75: ·

How #CDCB75 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CCCC8ADeuteranopia · #CCCC8FTritanopia · #CD9A9E

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

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CDCB75 rather than the exact color:

Serene Ruby Twilight
#B546A1 · #CE7088 · #D3A997 · #CEC173
Smoky Ruby Zephyr
#C9D46F · #A2DB81 · #3ECC56 · #36D0A1
Dreamy Ruby Marble
#9E9B2F · #D6C275 · #7275D5 · #ADA6DC
Palette B2b377
#B2B377 · #D2D180 · #E5E483 · #F1F5A8
Dreamy Ruby Zephyr
#6974A9 · #A457AE · #CE8F93 · #C2C375
Gentle Ruby Aurora
#E2DFA6 · #D4CF81 · #C0B949 · #B3AA2E

Similar colors

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

#CEC173#C9D46F#D6C275#D2D180#C2C375#D4CF81#DBCC79#D4BE76#CAD971#CCD67F#D6D46D#DBC770

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDCB74  ·  #CDCB76 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDCB75?

#CDCB75 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 205, 203, 117). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDCB75?

#CDCB75 is RGB 205, 203, 117 — HSL 59°, 47%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 43%, 20%.

What colors go with #CDCB75?

Its complement is #7476CD; analogous partners are #CD9F74 and #A2CD74. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDCB75 for text?

Black text on #CDCB75 has a contrast ratio of 12.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.69:1.