Palettes / Colors / #CDCE87

#CDCE87 — Light Muted Yellow

#CDCE87 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 #CDCE87 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.

#CDCE87 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 #8988CE; it also sits naturally between #CEAC88 and #AACE88. 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 81% · Blue 53%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 34% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDCE87

.text { color: #CDCE87; }
.background { background-color: #CDCE87; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDCE87; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 206, 135); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 42%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDCE87; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 206, 135, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDCE87; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 206, 135, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDCE87">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDCE87">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8988CE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDCE87: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDCE87

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:

How #CDCE87 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 #CDCE87 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

← #CDCE86  ·  #CDCE88 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDCE87?

#CDCE87 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 205, 206, 135). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDCE87?

#CDCE87 is RGB 205, 206, 135 — HSL 61°, 42%, 67% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 34%, 19%.

What colors go with #CDCE87?

Its complement is #8988CE; analogous partners are #CEAC88 and #AACE88. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDCE87 for text?

Black text on #CDCE87 has a contrast ratio of 12.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.64:1.