Palettes / Colors / #CDCD69

#CDCD69 — Muted Yellow

#CDCD69 is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

#CDCD69 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 #6A6ACD; it also sits naturally between #CD9C6A and #9CCD6A. 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 41%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 49% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDCD69

.text { color: #CDCD69; }
.background { background-color: #CDCD69; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDCD69; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 205, 105); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 50%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDCD69; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 205, 105, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDCD69; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 205, 105, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDCD69">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDCD69">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6A6ACD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDCD69: #000000.

How #CDCD69 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 #CDCD69 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

← #CDCD68  ·  #CDCD6A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDCD69?

#CDCD69 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 205, 205, 105). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDCD69?

#CDCD69 is RGB 205, 205, 105 — HSL 60°, 50%, 61% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 49%, 20%.

What colors go with #CDCD69?

Its complement is #6A6ACD; analogous partners are #CD9C6A and #9CCD6A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDCD69 for text?

Black text on #CDCD69 has a contrast ratio of 12.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.68:1.