Palettes / Colors / #CED654
#CED654 — Yellow
#CED654 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 #CED654 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.
#CED654 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 #5B53D5; it also sits naturally between #D59D53 and #8BD553. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CED654 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 206, 214, 84 |
| HSL | 64°, 61%, 58% |
| HSV | 64°, 61%, 84% |
| CMYK | 4%, 0%, 61%, 16% |
| XYZ | 51.10, 61.86, 17.63 |
| Yxy | 61.86, 0.3913, 0.4737 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.84, -19.45, 61.39 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.65, -17.73, 38.92 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 84% · Blue 33%
Cyan 4% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 61% · Key 16%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CED654
.text { color: #CED654; }
.background { background-color: #CED654; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CED654; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 214, 84); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(64, 61%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CED654; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 214, 84, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CED654; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 214, 84, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CED654">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CED654">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #5B53D5:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.57:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.37:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CED654: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CED654
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 #CED654: ·
How #CED654 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 #CED654 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 #CED654?
#CED654 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 206, 214, 84). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CED654?
#CED654 is RGB 206, 214, 84 — HSL 64°, 61%, 58% — CMYK 4%, 0%, 61%, 16%.
What colors go with #CED654?
Its complement is #5B53D5; analogous partners are #D59D53 and #8BD553. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CED654 for text?
Black text on #CED654 has a contrast ratio of 13.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.