Palettes / Colors / #CDCC9F

#CDCC9F — Light Muted Yellow

#CDCC9F is a yellow color we call Light Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Tan (#D2B48C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#CDCC9F 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 #9D9ECD; it also sits naturally between #CDB49D and #B6CD9D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 80% · Blue 62%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 22% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDCC9F

.text { color: #CDCC9F; }
.background { background-color: #CDCC9F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDCC9F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 204, 159); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 32%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDCC9F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 204, 159, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDCC9F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 204, 159, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDCC9F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDCC9F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9D9ECD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDCC9F: #000000.

How #CDCC9F looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CDCC9F rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDCC9E  ·  #CDCCA0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDCC9F?

#CDCC9F is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 205, 204, 159). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDCC9F?

#CDCC9F is RGB 205, 204, 159 — HSL 59°, 32%, 71% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 22%, 20%.

What colors go with #CDCC9F?

Its complement is #9D9ECD; analogous partners are #CDB49D and #B6CD9D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDCC9F for text?

Black text on #CDCC9F has a contrast ratio of 12.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.65:1.