Palettes / Colors / #CED987
#CED987 — Light Muted Yellow
#CED987 is a yellow color we call Light Muted Yellow, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: burlywood (#DEB887) — not an exact match. CSS burlywood gives you #DEB887, a different color; use #CED987 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.
#CED987 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 #9287D9; it also sits naturally between #D9BB87 and #A5D987. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CED987 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 206, 217, 135 |
| HSL | 68°, 52%, 69% |
| HSV | 68°, 38%, 85% |
| CMYK | 5%, 0%, 38%, 15% |
| XYZ | 54.64, 64.50, 32.49 |
| Yxy | 64.50, 0.3604, 0.4254 |
| CIE-Lab | 84.22, -16.25, 39.15 |
| Hunter Lab | 80.31, -15.04, 28.93 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 85% · Blue 53%
Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 38% · Key 15%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CED987
.text { color: #CED987; }
.background { background-color: #CED987; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CED987; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 217, 135); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(68, 52%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CED987; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 217, 135, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CED987; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 217, 135, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CED987">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CED987">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #9287D9:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.51:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.90:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CED987: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CED987
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 #CED987: ·
How #CED987 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 #CED987 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 #CED987?
#CED987 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 206, 217, 135). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CED987?
#CED987 is RGB 206, 217, 135 — HSL 68°, 52%, 69% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 38%, 15%.
What colors go with #CED987?
Its complement is #9287D9; analogous partners are #D9BB87 and #A5D987. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CED987 for text?
Black text on #CED987 has a contrast ratio of 13.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.51:1.