Palettes / Colors / #CED588
#CED588 — Light Muted Yellow
#CED588 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 #CED588 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.
#CED588 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 #8D86D5; it also sits naturally between #D5B486 and #A7D586. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CED588 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 206, 213, 136 |
| HSL | 65°, 48%, 68% |
| HSV | 65°, 36%, 84% |
| CMYK | 3%, 0%, 36%, 16% |
| XYZ | 53.69, 62.49, 32.52 |
| Yxy | 62.49, 0.3611, 0.4202 |
| CIE-Lab | 83.17, -14.14, 37.29 |
| Hunter Lab | 79.05, -13.08, 27.66 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 84% · Blue 53%
Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 36% · Key 16%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CED588
.text { color: #CED588; }
.background { background-color: #CED588; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CED588; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 213, 136); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(65, 48%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CED588; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 213, 136, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CED588; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 213, 136, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CED588">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CED588">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #8D86D5:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.56:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.50:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CED588: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CED588
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 #CED588: ·
How #CED588 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 #CED588 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 #CED588?
#CED588 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 206, 213, 136). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CED588?
#CED588 is RGB 206, 213, 136 — HSL 65°, 48%, 68% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 36%, 16%.
What colors go with #CED588?
Its complement is #8D86D5; analogous partners are #D5B486 and #A7D586. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CED588 for text?
Black text on #CED588 has a contrast ratio of 13.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.