Palettes / Colors / #D5CA95

#D5CA95 — Light Muted Yellow

#D5CA95 is a yellow color we call Light Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Tan (#D2B48C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#D5CA95 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 #95A0D5; it also sits naturally between #D5AA95 and #C0D595. 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 84% · Green 79% · Blue 58%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 30% · Key 16%

Previews

CSS code for #D5CA95

.text { color: #D5CA95; }
.background { background-color: #D5CA95; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D5CA95; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(213, 202, 149); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(50, 43%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D5CA95; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(213, 202, 149, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D5CA95; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(213, 202, 149, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D5CA95">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D5CA95">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D5CA95

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #95A0D5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D5CA95: #000000.

How #D5CA95 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 #D5CA95 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #D5CA94  ·  #D5CA96 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D5CA95?

#D5CA95 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 213, 202, 149). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D5CA95?

#D5CA95 is RGB 213, 202, 149 — HSL 50°, 43%, 71% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 30%, 16%.

What colors go with #D5CA95?

Its complement is #95A0D5; analogous partners are #D5AA95 and #C0D595. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D5CA95 for text?

Black text on #D5CA95 has a contrast ratio of 12.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.65:1.