Palettes / Colors / #CED795
#CED795 — Light Muted Yellow
#CED795 is a yellow color we call Light Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Tan (#D2B48C). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: tan (#D2B48C) — not an exact match. CSS tan gives you #D2B48C, a different color; use #CED795 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.
#CED795 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 #9D94D6; it also sits naturally between #D6BE94 and #ACD694. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CED795 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 206, 215, 149 |
| HSL | 68°, 45%, 71% |
| HSV | 68°, 31%, 84% |
| CMYK | 4%, 0%, 31%, 16% |
| XYZ | 55.18, 63.89, 37.86 |
| Yxy | 63.89, 0.3516, 0.4071 |
| CIE-Lab | 83.91, -13.54, 31.62 |
| Hunter Lab | 79.93, -12.59, 24.43 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 84% · Blue 58%
Cyan 4% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 31% · Key 16%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CED795
.text { color: #CED795; }
.background { background-color: #CED795; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CED795; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 215, 149); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(68, 45%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CED795; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 215, 149, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CED795; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 215, 149, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CED795">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CED795">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #9D94D6:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.52:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.78:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CED795: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CED795
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 #CED795: ·
How #CED795 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 #CED795 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 #CED795?
#CED795 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 206, 215, 149). Its closest standard named color is Tan.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CED795?
#CED795 is RGB 206, 215, 149 — HSL 68°, 45%, 71% — CMYK 4%, 0%, 31%, 16%.
What colors go with #CED795?
Its complement is #9D94D6; analogous partners are #D6BE94 and #ACD694. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CED795 for text?
Black text on #CED795 has a contrast ratio of 13.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.