Palettes / Colors / #CED85A

#CED85A — Yellow

#CED85A 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 #CED85A 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.

#CED85A 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 #645AD8; it also sits naturally between #D8A45A and #8ED85A. 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 85% · Blue 35%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 58% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CED85A

.text { color: #CED85A; }
.background { background-color: #CED85A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CED85A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 216, 90); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(65, 62%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CED85A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 216, 90, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CED85A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 216, 90, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CED85A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CED85A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CED85A

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Tones of #CED85A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #645AD8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CED85A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CED85A

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 #CED85A 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 #CED85A 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

← #CED859  ·  #CED85B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CED85A?

#CED85A is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 206, 216, 90). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CED85A?

#CED85A is RGB 206, 216, 90 — HSL 65°, 62%, 60% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 58%, 15%.

What colors go with #CED85A?

Its complement is #645AD8; analogous partners are #D8A45A and #8ED85A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CED85A for text?

Black text on #CED85A has a contrast ratio of 13.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.54:1.