Palettes / Colors / #CEBB70

#CEBB70 — Muted Yellow

#CEBB70 is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

#CEBB70 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 #6F82CE; it also sits naturally between #CE8B6F and #B1CE6F. 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 81% · Green 73% · Blue 44%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 46% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CEBB70

.text { color: #CEBB70; }
.background { background-color: #CEBB70; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEBB70; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 187, 112); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(48, 49%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEBB70; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 187, 112, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEBB70; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 187, 112, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CEBB70">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CEBB70">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6F82CE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CEBB70: #000000.

How #CEBB70 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 #CEBB70 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

← #CEBB6F  ·  #CEBB71 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CEBB70?

#CEBB70 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 206, 187, 112). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEBB70?

#CEBB70 is RGB 206, 187, 112 — HSL 48°, 49%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 46%, 19%.

What colors go with #CEBB70?

Its complement is #6F82CE; analogous partners are #CE8B6F and #B1CE6F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEBB70 for text?

Black text on #CEBB70 has a contrast ratio of 10.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.91:1.