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#CDCE91 — Light Muted Yellow

#CDCE91 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 #CDCE91 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.

#CDCE91 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 #9392CE; it also sits naturally between #CEB192 and #AFCE92. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CDCE91 · RGB 205, 206, 145

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Color values

HEX#CDCE91
RGB205, 206, 145
HSL61°, 38%, 69%
HSV61°, 30%, 81%
CMYK0%, 0%, 30%, 19%
XYZ52.36, 59.17, 35.45
Yxy59.17, 0.3562, 0.4026
CIE-Lab81.38, -9.88, 30.31
Hunter Lab76.92, -9.14, 23.19

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 81% · Blue 57%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 30% · Key 19%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CDCE91 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CDCE91 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CDCE91

.text { color: #CDCE91; }
.background { background-color: #CDCE91; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDCE91; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 206, 145); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 38%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDCE91; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 206, 145, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDCE91; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 206, 145, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDCE91">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDCE91">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDCE91

#C3C57D#B8B964#AEB04F#969744#81823A#696A2F#545426#3B3C1B#262711#0E0E06

Tints of #CDCE91

#D2D39C#D5D6A4#DADBAE#DFDFB9#E4E4C3#E7E7CA#ECECD5#F0F1DF#F4F4E6#F9F9F1

Tones of #CDCE91

#C9CA96#C5C59B#C1C19F#BCBDA3#B8B9A7#B4B4AC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9392CE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.64:1 Fails
Against black text12.83:1 AAA

Best text color on #CDCE91: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDCE91

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 #CDCE91: ·

How #CDCE91 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CDCDA0Deuteranopia · #CDCDA3Tritanopia · #CDABAE

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 #CDCE91 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
Palette 552244
#552244 · #596157 · #5B8C5A · #CFD186

Similar colors

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

#CACA91#CECE8C#CACC96#D4CC8E#C4C892#CFD186#C8C68A#C7D39A#CEC69A#D6CC99#C6CF9B#C2D099

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDCE90  ·  #CDCE92 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDCE91?

#CDCE91 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 205, 206, 145). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDCE91?

#CDCE91 is RGB 205, 206, 145 — HSL 61°, 38%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 30%, 19%.

What colors go with #CDCE91?

Its complement is #9392CE; analogous partners are #CEB192 and #AFCE92. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDCE91 for text?

Black text on #CDCE91 has a contrast ratio of 12.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.64:1.