Palettes / Colors / #CED559
#CED559 — Yellow
#CED559 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: darkkhaki (#BDB76B) — not an exact match. CSS darkkhaki gives you #BDB76B, a different color; use #CED559 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.
#CED559 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #5E58D5; it also sits naturally between #D59D58 and #90D558. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CED559 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 206, 213, 89 |
| HSL | 63°, 60%, 59% |
| HSV | 63°, 58%, 84% |
| CMYK | 3%, 0%, 58%, 16% |
| XYZ | 51.05, 61.43, 18.62 |
| Yxy | 61.43, 0.3894, 0.4686 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.61, -18.61, 59.01 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.38, -16.98, 37.92 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 84% · Blue 35%
Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 58% · Key 16%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CED559
.text { color: #CED559; }
.background { background-color: #CED559; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CED559; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 213, 89); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(63, 60%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CED559; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 213, 89, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CED559; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 213, 89, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CED559">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CED559">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #5E58D5:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.58:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.29:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CED559: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CED559
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #CED559: ·
How #CED559 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 #CED559 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #CED559?
#CED559 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 206, 213, 89). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CED559?
#CED559 is RGB 206, 213, 89 — HSL 63°, 60%, 59% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 58%, 16%.
What colors go with #CED559?
Its complement is #5E58D5; analogous partners are #D59D58 and #90D558. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CED559 for text?
Black text on #CED559 has a contrast ratio of 13.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.