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#CDCC91 — Light Muted Yellow

#CDCC91 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 #CDCC91 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.

#CDCC91 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 #9293CE; it also sits naturally between #CEAF92 and #B1CE92. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CDCC91 · RGB 205, 204, 145

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Color values

HEX#CDCC91
RGB205, 204, 145
HSL59°, 38%, 69%
HSV59°, 29%, 80%
CMYK0%, 0%, 29%, 20%
XYZ51.88, 58.21, 35.29
Yxy58.21, 0.3569, 0.4004
CIE-Lab80.85, -8.85, 29.61
Hunter Lab76.29, -8.19, 22.67

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 80% · Blue 57%

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

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

Previews

Sample text in #CDCC91 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CDCC91 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CDCC91

.text { color: #CDCC91; }
.background { background-color: #CDCC91; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDCC91; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 204, 145); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 38%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDCC91; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 204, 145, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDCC91; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 204, 145, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDCC91">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDCC91">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDCC91

#C5C37D#B9B864#B0AE4F#979644#82813A#6A692F#545426#3C3B1B#272611#0E0E06

Tints of #CDCC91

#D3D29C#D6D5A4#DBDAAE#DFDFB9#E4E4C3#E7E7CA#ECECD5#F1F0DF#F4F4E6#F9F9F1

Tones of #CDCC91

#CAC996#C5C59B#C1C19F#BDBCA3#B9B8A7#B4B4AC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9293CE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.66:1 Fails
Against black text12.64:1 AAA

Best text color on #CDCC91: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDCC91

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 #CDCC91: ·

How #CDCC91 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CDCD9FDeuteranopia · #CDCDA3Tritanopia · #CDABAD

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 #CDCC91 rather than the exact color:

Golden Meadow
#AF92CA · #CB93B8 · #C8A8A2 · #CACA91
Vintage Monsoon
#A4326E · #A93537 · #CB9763 · #CECE8C
Velvet Ruby Twilight
#CACC96 · #469755 · #48758C · #9981B4
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#CECE8C#CACC96#D4CC8E#C4C892#C8C68A#CEC69A#D6CC99#CFD186#C6CF9B#C9C091#C7D39A

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDCC90  ·  #CDCC92 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDCC91?

#CDCC91 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 205, 204, 145). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDCC91?

#CDCC91 is RGB 205, 204, 145 — HSL 59°, 38%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 29%, 20%.

What colors go with #CDCC91?

Its complement is #9293CE; analogous partners are #CEAF92 and #B1CE92. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDCC91 for text?

Black text on #CDCC91 has a contrast ratio of 12.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.66:1.