Palettes / Colors / #CECD6F

#CECD6F — Muted Yellow

#CECD6F is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

#CECD6F 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 #6F70CE; it also sits naturally between #CE9D6F and #A0CE6F. 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 80% · Blue 44%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #CECD6F

.text { color: #CECD6F; }
.background { background-color: #CECD6F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CECD6F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 205, 111); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 49%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CECD6F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 205, 111, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CECD6F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 205, 111, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CECD6F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CECD6F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6F70CE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CECD6F: #000000.

How #CECD6F 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 #CECD6F 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

← #CECD6E  ·  #CECD70 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CECD6F?

#CECD6F is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 206, 205, 111). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CECD6F?

#CECD6F is RGB 206, 205, 111 — HSL 59°, 49%, 62% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 46%, 19%.

What colors go with #CECD6F?

Its complement is #6F70CE; analogous partners are #CE9D6F and #A0CE6F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CECD6F for text?

Black text on #CECD6F has a contrast ratio of 12.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.67:1.