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#CDCB7F — Muted Yellow

#CDCB7F 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 #CDCB7F 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.

#CDCB7F 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 #7E81CD; it also sits naturally between #CDA37E and #A8CD7E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CDCB7F · RGB 205, 203, 127

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Color values

HEX#CDCB7F
RGB205, 203, 127
HSL58°, 44%, 65%
HSV58°, 38%, 80%
CMYK0%, 1%, 38%, 20%
XYZ50.36, 57.22, 28.47
Yxy57.22, 0.3702, 0.4206
CIE-Lab80.31, -10.50, 38.15
Hunter Lab75.65, -9.65, 27.54

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 80% · Blue 50%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 38% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CDCB7F on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CDCB7F on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CDCB7F

.text { color: #CDCB7F; }
.background { background-color: #CDCB7F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDCB7F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 203, 127); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(58, 44%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDCB7F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 203, 127, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDCB7F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 203, 127, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDCB7F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDCB7F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDCB7F

#C4C168#BCB852#ADA943#97933B#817E32#676528#514F1F#3B3A17#25240E#0F0E06

Tints of #CDCB7F

#D1CF89#D6D395#DAD8A0#DEDCAB#E4E2B9#E8E7C4#ECEBCF#F1F0DA#F5F4E5#F9F9F0

Tones of #CDCB7F

#C8C584#C1C08A#BCBB8F#B7B695#B1B19A#ABABA0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7E81CD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.69:1 Fails
Against black text12.44:1 AAA

Best text color on #CDCB7F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDCB7F

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 #CDCB7F: ·

How #CDCB7F looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CCCC91Deuteranopia · #CCCC96Tritanopia · #CDA0A3

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 #CDCB7F rather than the exact color:

Palette B2b377
#B2B377 · #D2D180 · #E5E483 · #F1F5A8
Gentle Ruby Aurora
#E2DFA6 · #D4CF81 · #C0B949 · #B3AA2E
Palette 552244
#552244 · #596157 · #5B8C5A · #CFD186
Serene Ruby Dusk
#A66C55 · #C4C985 · #95CC8A · #598172
Palette 8a5f41
#8A5F41 · #A77F60 · #F3E4C9 · #CCD67F
Palette A13939
#A13939 · #E75151 · #FCC88A · #C2C57F

Similar colors

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

#D2D180#D4CF81#CFD186#C4C985#CCD67F#C2C57F#C8C68A#CECE8C#DBCC79#CEC173#D6C275#D8C68A

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDCB7E  ·  #CDCB80 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDCB7F?

#CDCB7F is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 205, 203, 127). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDCB7F?

#CDCB7F is RGB 205, 203, 127 — HSL 58°, 44%, 65% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 38%, 20%.

What colors go with #CDCB7F?

Its complement is #7E81CD; analogous partners are #CDA37E and #A8CD7E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDCB7F for text?

Black text on #CDCB7F has a contrast ratio of 12.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.69:1.