Palettes / Colors / #CED86D

#CED86D — Yellow

#CED86D 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 #CED86D 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.

#CED86D 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 #796ED8; it also sits naturally between #D8AE6E and #99D86E. 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 43%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 50% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CED86D

.text { color: #CED86D; }
.background { background-color: #CED86D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CED86D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 216, 109); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(66, 58%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CED86D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 216, 109, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CED86D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 216, 109, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CED86D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CED86D">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #796ED8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CED86D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CED86D

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 #CED86D 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 #CED86D 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

← #CED86C  ·  #CED86E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CED86D?

#CED86D is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 206, 216, 109). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CED86D?

#CED86D is RGB 206, 216, 109 — HSL 66°, 58%, 64% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 50%, 15%.

What colors go with #CED86D?

Its complement is #796ED8; analogous partners are #D8AE6E and #99D86E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CED86D for text?

Black text on #CED86D has a contrast ratio of 13.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.54:1.