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#CDCF92 — Light Muted Yellow

#CDCF92 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 #CDCF92 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.

#CDCF92 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 #9391CF; it also sits naturally between #CFB291 and #AECF91. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CDCF92 · RGB 205, 207, 146

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Color values

HEX#CDCF92
RGB205, 207, 146
HSL62°, 39%, 69%
HSV62°, 29%, 81%
CMYK1%, 0%, 29%, 19%
XYZ52.68, 59.68, 35.94
Yxy59.68, 0.3552, 0.4024
CIE-Lab81.66, -10.26, 30.17
Hunter Lab77.25, -9.50, 23.15

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 81% · Blue 57%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 29% · Key 19%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CDCF92 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CDCF92 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CDCF92

.text { color: #CDCF92; }
.background { background-color: #CDCF92; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDCF92; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 207, 146); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(62, 39%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDCF92; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 207, 146, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDCF92; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 207, 146, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDCF92">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDCF92">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDCF92

#C3C57C#B8BB63#AEB14E#969843#81833A#686A2F#535525#3B3C1A#262711#0E0E06

Tints of #CDCF92

#D2D39C#D5D7A3#DADBAD#DFE0B8#E3E5C3#E7E8CA#ECECD4#F0F1DF#F4F4E6#F9F9F1

Tones of #CDCF92

#C8CA96#C5C69A#C0C19F#BCBDA3#B8B9A7#B4B5AB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9391CF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.62:1 Fails
Against black text12.94:1 AAA

Best text color on #CDCF92: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDCF92

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 #CDCF92: ·

How #CDCF92 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CECEA1Deuteranopia · #CECEA4Tritanopia · #CDACAF

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 #CDCF92 rather than the exact color:

Velvet Ruby Twilight
#CACC96 · #469755 · #48758C · #9981B4
Golden Meadow
#AF92CA · #CB93B8 · #C8A8A2 · #CACA91
Vintage Monsoon
#A4326E · #A93537 · #CB9763 · #CECE8C
Crystal Ruby Monsoon
#CF797C · #D09162 · #D4CC8E · #9DC64A
Smoky Saffron
#BA9975 · #C7D39A · #82C67D · #4BB58F
Electric Marble
#764949 · #C4C892 · #51945C · #5A98AD

Similar colors

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

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDCF91  ·  #CDCF93 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDCF92?

#CDCF92 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 205, 207, 146). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDCF92?

#CDCF92 is RGB 205, 207, 146 — HSL 62°, 39%, 69% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 29%, 19%.

What colors go with #CDCF92?

Its complement is #9391CF; analogous partners are #CFB291 and #AECF91. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDCF92 for text?

Black text on #CDCF92 has a contrast ratio of 12.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.62:1.