Palettes / Colors / #CED676

#CED676 — Muted Yellow

#CED676 is a yellow color we call Muted 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 #CED676 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.

#CED676 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 #7E76D6; it also sits naturally between #D6AE76 and #9ED676. 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 46%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 45% · Key 16%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #CED676

.text { color: #CED676; }
.background { background-color: #CED676; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CED676; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 214, 118); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(65, 54%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CED676; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 214, 118, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CED676; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 214, 118, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CED676">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CED676">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7E76D6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CED676: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CED676

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:

How #CED676 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 #CED676 rather than the exact color:

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 #CED676?

#CED676 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 206, 214, 118). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CED676?

#CED676 is RGB 206, 214, 118 — HSL 65°, 54%, 65% — CMYK 4%, 0%, 45%, 16%.

What colors go with #CED676?

Its complement is #7E76D6; analogous partners are #D6AE76 and #9ED676. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CED676 for text?

Black text on #CED676 has a contrast ratio of 13.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.