Palettes / Colors / #CED657
#CED657 — Yellow
#CED657 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 #CED657 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.
#CED657 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 #5F57D6; it also sits naturally between #D69F57 and #8ED657. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CED657 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 206, 214, 87 |
| HSL | 64°, 61%, 59% |
| HSV | 64°, 59%, 84% |
| CMYK | 4%, 0%, 59%, 16% |
| XYZ | 51.22, 61.90, 18.27 |
| Yxy | 61.90, 0.3898, 0.4711 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.86, -19.24, 60.15 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.68, -17.55, 38.45 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 84% · Blue 34%
Cyan 4% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 59% · Key 16%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CED657
.text { color: #CED657; }
.background { background-color: #CED657; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CED657; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 214, 87); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(64, 61%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CED657; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 214, 87, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CED657; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 214, 87, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CED657">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CED657">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #5F57D6:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.57:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.38:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CED657: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CED657
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 #CED657: ·
How #CED657 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 #CED657 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 #CED657?
#CED657 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 206, 214, 87). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CED657?
#CED657 is RGB 206, 214, 87 — HSL 64°, 61%, 59% — CMYK 4%, 0%, 59%, 16%.
What colors go with #CED657?
Its complement is #5F57D6; analogous partners are #D69F57 and #8ED657. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CED657 for text?
Black text on #CED657 has a contrast ratio of 13.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.