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#CDCC83 — Light Muted Yellow

#CDCC83 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 #CDCC83 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.

#CDCC83 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 #8384CE; it also sits naturally between #CEA783 and #AACE83. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CDCC83 · RGB 205, 204, 131

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Color values

HEX#CDCC83
RGB205, 204, 131
HSL59°, 43%, 66%
HSV59°, 36%, 80%
CMYK0%, 0%, 36%, 20%
XYZ50.87, 57.80, 29.95
Yxy57.80, 0.3670, 0.4170
CIE-Lab80.63, -10.56, 36.53
Hunter Lab76.03, -9.72, 26.72

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 80% · Blue 51%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 36% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CDCC83 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CDCC83 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CDCC83

.text { color: #CDCC83; }
.background { background-color: #CDCC83; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDCC83; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 204, 131); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 43%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDCC83; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 204, 131, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDCC83; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 204, 131, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDCC83">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDCC83">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDCC83

#C5C36D#BCBA57#ABAA44#96943C#807E33#6A692A#545321#3A3A17#24240F#0F0E06

Tints of #CDCC83

#D2D18E#D6D599#DBDAA4#DFDEAF#E3E3BA#E8E7C5#ECECD0#F0F0DB#F5F5E5#F9F9F0

Tones of #CDCC83

#C8C788#C3C28D#BEBD93#B8B799#B3B29E#AEADA3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #8384CE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.67:1 Fails
Against black text12.56:1 AAA

Best text color on #CDCC83: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDCC83

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 #CDCC83: ·

How #CDCC83 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CDCD95Deuteranopia · #CDCD99Tritanopia · #CDA3A6

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 #CDCC83 rather than the exact color:

Palette 552244
#552244 · #596157 · #5B8C5A · #CFD186
Palette B2b377
#B2B377 · #D2D180 · #E5E483 · #F1F5A8
Gentle Ruby Aurora
#E2DFA6 · #D4CF81 · #C0B949 · #B3AA2E
Vintage Monsoon
#A4326E · #A93537 · #CB9763 · #CECE8C
Serene Ruby Dusk
#A66C55 · #C4C985 · #95CC8A · #598172
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:

#CFD186#D2D180#D4CF81#CECE8C#C4C985#C8C68A#CCD67F#D4CC8E#C2C57F#D8C68A#CACA91#D9D28B

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDCC82  ·  #CDCC84 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDCC83?

#CDCC83 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 205, 204, 131). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDCC83?

#CDCC83 is RGB 205, 204, 131 — HSL 59°, 43%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 36%, 20%.

What colors go with #CDCC83?

Its complement is #8384CE; analogous partners are #CEA783 and #AACE83. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDCC83 for text?

Black text on #CDCC83 has a contrast ratio of 12.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.67:1.