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#CDCB91 — Light Muted Yellow

#CDCB91 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 #CDCB91 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.

#CDCB91 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 #9294CE; it also sits naturally between #CEAE92 and #B2CE92. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CDCB91 · RGB 205, 203, 145

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Color values

HEX#CDCB91
RGB205, 203, 145
HSL58°, 38%, 69%
HSV58°, 29%, 80%
CMYK0%, 1%, 29%, 20%
XYZ51.64, 57.74, 35.21
Yxy57.74, 0.3572, 0.3993
CIE-Lab80.59, -8.34, 29.26
Hunter Lab75.98, -7.71, 22.41

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 80% · Blue 57%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 29% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CDCB91 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CDCB91 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CDCB91

.text { color: #CDCB91; }
.background { background-color: #CDCB91; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDCB91; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 203, 145); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(58, 38%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDCB91; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 203, 145, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDCB91; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 203, 145, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDCB91">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDCB91">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDCB91

#C5C27D#B9B764#B0AD4F#979544#82803A#6A682F#545326#3C3B1B#272611#0E0E06

Tints of #CDCB91

#D3D19C#D6D4A4#DBD9AE#DFDEB9#E4E3C3#E7E6CA#ECEBD5#F1F0DF#F4F3E6#F9F8F1

Tones of #CDCB91

#CAC896#C5C49B#C1C09F#BDBCA3#B9B8A7#B4B4AC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9294CE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.67:1 Fails
Against black text12.55:1 AAA

Best text color on #CDCB91: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDCB91

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 #CDCB91: ·

How #CDCB91 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CCCC9FDeuteranopia · #CCCCA2Tritanopia · #CDAAAD

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 Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Light Green 500 · #8BC34A

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CDCB91 rather than the exact color:

Golden Meadow
#AF92CA · #CB93B8 · #C8A8A2 · #CACA91
Velvet Ruby Twilight
#CACC96 · #469755 · #48758C · #9981B4
Vintage Monsoon
#A4326E · #A93537 · #CB9763 · #CECE8C
Crystal Ruby Monsoon
#CF797C · #D09162 · #D4CC8E · #9DC64A
Electric Marble
#764949 · #C4C892 · #51945C · #5A98AD
Gentle Ruby Mosaic
#8E4DAF · #B35567 · #C8C68A · #5CB367

Similar colors

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

#CACA91#CACC96#CECE8C#D4CC8E#C4C892#C8C68A#CEC69A#C9C091#D6CC99#CFD186#C2C68D#C6CF9B

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDCB90  ·  #CDCB92 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDCB91?

#CDCB91 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 205, 203, 145). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDCB91?

#CDCB91 is RGB 205, 203, 145 — HSL 58°, 38%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 29%, 20%.

What colors go with #CDCB91?

Its complement is #9294CE; analogous partners are #CEAE92 and #B2CE92. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDCB91 for text?

Black text on #CDCB91 has a contrast ratio of 12.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.67:1.