Palettes / Colors / #CED598

#CED598 — Light Muted Yellow

#CED598 is a yellow color we call Light Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Tan (#D2B48C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#CED598 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 #A19AD6; it also sits naturally between #D6BF9A and #B1D69A. 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 84% · Blue 60%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 29% · Key 16%

Previews

CSS code for #CED598

.text { color: #CED598; }
.background { background-color: #CED598; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CED598; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 213, 152); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(67, 42%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CED598; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 213, 152, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CED598; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 213, 152, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CED598">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CED598">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A19AD6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CED598: #000000.

How #CED598 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 #CED598 or a close neighbour

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 #CED598?

#CED598 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 206, 213, 152). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CED598?

#CED598 is RGB 206, 213, 152 — HSL 67°, 42%, 72% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 29%, 16%.

What colors go with #CED598?

Its complement is #A19AD6; analogous partners are #D6BF9A and #B1D69A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CED598 for text?

Black text on #CED598 has a contrast ratio of 13.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.54:1.