Palettes / Colors / #CED281

#CED281 — Light Muted Yellow

#CED281 is a yellow color we call Light 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 #CED281 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.

#CED281 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 #8480D1; it also sits naturally between #D1AC80 and #A4D180. 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 82% · Blue 51%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 39% · Key 18%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CED281

.text { color: #CED281; }
.background { background-color: #CED281; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CED281; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 210, 129); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(63, 47%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CED281; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 210, 129, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CED281; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 210, 129, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CED281">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CED281">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8480D1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CED281: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CED281

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 #CED281 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 #CED281 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #CED281?

#CED281 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 206, 210, 129). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CED281?

#CED281 is RGB 206, 210, 129 — HSL 63°, 47%, 66% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 39%, 18%.

What colors go with #CED281?

Its complement is #8480D1; analogous partners are #D1AC80 and #A4D180. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CED281 for text?

Black text on #CED281 has a contrast ratio of 13.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.60:1.