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#CDCE95 — Light Muted Yellow

#CDCE95 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 #CDCE95 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.

#CDCE95 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 #9796CF; it also sits naturally between #CFB396 and #B2CF96. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CDCE95 · RGB 205, 206, 149

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Color values

HEX#CDCE95
RGB205, 206, 149
HSL61°, 37%, 70%
HSV61°, 28%, 81%
CMYK0%, 0%, 28%, 19%
XYZ52.67, 59.29, 37.10
Yxy59.29, 0.3534, 0.3978
CIE-Lab81.45, -9.35, 28.33
Hunter Lab77.00, -8.67, 21.95

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 81% · Blue 58%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 28% · Key 19%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CDCE95 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CDCE95 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CDCE95

.text { color: #CDCE95; }
.background { background-color: #CDCE95; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDCE95; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 206, 149); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 37%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDCE95; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 206, 149, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDCE95; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 206, 149, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDCE95">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDCE95">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDCE95

#C2C47E#B9BA69#ADAF50#989A47#80813B#686930#535427#3B3B1B#262612#0E0E06

Tints of #CDCE95

#D3D4A1#D6D7A8#DBDCB2#DEDFB9#E3E4C4#E8E9CE#EBECD5#F0F1E0#F4F4E7#F8F9F1

Tones of #CDCE95

#CACB9A#C6C69F#C2C3A2#BEBFA6#BBBBAA#B6B6AF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9796CF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.63:1 Fails
Against black text12.86:1 AAA

Best text color on #CDCE95: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDCE95

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 #CDCE95: ·

How #CDCE95 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CDCDA3Deuteranopia · #CDCDA6Tritanopia · #CDAEB0

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 #CDCE95 rather than the exact color:

Velvet Ruby Twilight
#CACC96 · #469755 · #48758C · #9981B4
Golden Meadow
#AF92CA · #CB93B8 · #C8A8A2 · #CACA91
Vintage Monsoon
#A4326E · #A93537 · #CB9763 · #CECE8C
Smoky Saffron
#BA9975 · #C7D39A · #82C67D · #4BB58F
Palette 11235a
#11235A · #596FB7 · #C6CF9B · #F6ECA9
Amber Summit
#7E77BC · #844A83 · #9F5C60 · #CEC69A

Similar colors

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

#CACC96#CACA91#CECE8C#C7D39A#C6CF9B#CEC69A#D6CC99#D4CC8E#C4C892#C3CC9B#C2D099#C8CFA0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDCE94  ·  #CDCE96 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDCE95?

#CDCE95 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 205, 206, 149). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDCE95?

#CDCE95 is RGB 205, 206, 149 — HSL 61°, 37%, 70% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 28%, 19%.

What colors go with #CDCE95?

Its complement is #9796CF; analogous partners are #CFB396 and #B2CF96. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDCE95 for text?

Black text on #CDCE95 has a contrast ratio of 12.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.