Palettes / Colors / #CECD79

#CECD79 — Muted Yellow

#CECD79 is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: burlywood (#DEB887) — not an exact match. CSS burlywood gives you #DEB887, a different color; use #CECD79 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.

#CECD79 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 #797ACD; it also sits naturally between #CDA279 and #A5CD79. 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 47%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 41% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CECD79

.text { color: #CECD79; }
.background { background-color: #CECD79; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CECD79; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 205, 121); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 46%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CECD79; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 205, 121, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CECD79; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 205, 121, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CECD79">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CECD79">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #797ACD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CECD79: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CECD79

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:

How #CECD79 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 #CECD79 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

← #CECD78  ·  #CECD7A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CECD79?

#CECD79 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 206, 205, 121). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CECD79?

#CECD79 is RGB 206, 205, 121 — HSL 59°, 46%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 41%, 19%.

What colors go with #CECD79?

Its complement is #797ACD; analogous partners are #CDA279 and #A5CD79. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CECD79 for text?

Black text on #CECD79 has a contrast ratio of 12.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.66:1.