Palettes / Colors / #CECD96

#CECD96 — Light Muted Yellow

#CECD96 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 #CECD96 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.

#CECD96 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 #9798CE; it also sits naturally between #CEB297 and #B3CE97. 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 59%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 27% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CECD96

.text { color: #CECD96; }
.background { background-color: #CECD96; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CECD96; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 205, 150); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 36%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CECD96; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 205, 150, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CECD96; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 205, 150, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CECD96">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CECD96">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9798CE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CECD96: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CECD96

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 #CECD96 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 #CECD96 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

← #CECD95  ·  #CECD97 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CECD96?

#CECD96 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 206, 205, 150). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CECD96?

#CECD96 is RGB 206, 205, 150 — HSL 59°, 36%, 70% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 27%, 19%.

What colors go with #CECD96?

Its complement is #9798CE; analogous partners are #CEB297 and #B3CE97. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CECD96 for text?

Black text on #CECD96 has a contrast ratio of 12.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.64:1.