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#CED69F — Light Muted Yellow

#CED69F is a yellow color we call Light Muted Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #CED69F 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.

#CED69F 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 #A79FD6; it also sits naturally between #D6C29F and #B2D69F. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CED69F · RGB 206, 214, 159

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Color values

HEX#CED69F
RGB206, 214, 159
HSL69°, 40%, 73%
HSV69°, 26%, 84%
CMYK4%, 0%, 26%, 16%
XYZ55.76, 63.72, 42.16
Yxy63.72, 0.3450, 0.3942
CIE-Lab83.82, -11.69, 26.33
Hunter Lab79.82, -10.91, 20.99

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 84% · Blue 62%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 26% · Key 16%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CED69F on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CED69F on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CED69F

.text { color: #CED69F; }
.background { background-color: #CED69F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CED69F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 214, 159); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(69, 40%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CED69F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 214, 159, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CED69F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 214, 159, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CED69F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CED69F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CED69F

#C1CB86#B4C06D#A7B654#93A145#7F8B3C#687231#525926#3B401C#242711#0D0E06

Tints of #CED69F

#D1D9A6#D7DDB0#DAE0B8#DEE3BF#E3E8C9#E7EBD1#EBEED8#EEF1DF#F4F6EA#F8F9F1

Tones of #CED69F

#CBD2A3#C8CEA6#C5CAAA#C2C6AE#BFC2B3#BDBEB6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A79FD6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.53:1 Fails
Against black text13.74:1 AAA

Best text color on #CED69F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CED69F

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #CED69F: ·

How #CED69F looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #D1D2ACDeuteranopia · #D1D0B0Tritanopia · #CEB7B9

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39Bootstrap light · #F8F9FA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CED69F rather than the exact color:

Palette 11224e
#11224E · #F87B1B · #CBD99B · #EEEEEE
Palette E9eed9
#E9EED9 · #CBD2A4 · #9A7E6F · #54473F
Palette Ccd6a6
#CCD6A6 · #DAE2B6 · #F4EAD5 · #FFFBE9
Palette Ccd6a6
#CCD6A6 · #DAE2B6 · #DFE8CC · #F7EDDB
Palette A1d6b2
#A1D6B2 · #CEDF9F · #F1F3C2 · #E8B86D
Smoky Saffron
#BA9975 · #C7D39A · #82C67D · #4BB58F

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#CBD99B#CBD2A4#CCD6A6#CEDF9F#C7D39A#C7DB9C#C8CFA0#C5D89D#D0DD97#CBE0A3#D5CEA3#C6CF9B

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CED69E  ·  #CED6A0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CED69F?

#CED69F is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 206, 214, 159). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CED69F?

#CED69F is RGB 206, 214, 159 — HSL 69°, 40%, 73% — CMYK 4%, 0%, 26%, 16%.

What colors go with #CED69F?

Its complement is #A79FD6; analogous partners are #D6C29F and #B2D69F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CED69F for text?

Black text on #CED69F has a contrast ratio of 13.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.53:1.