Palettes / Colors / #D5D080
#D5D080 — Light Muted Yellow
#D5D080 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 #D5D080 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.
#D5D080 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 #8186D5; it also sits naturally between #D5A581 and #B0D581. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #D5D080 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 213, 208, 128 |
| HSL | 56°, 50%, 67% |
| HSV | 56°, 40%, 84% |
| CMYK | 0%, 2%, 40%, 16% |
| XYZ | 53.89, 60.82, 29.32 |
| Yxy | 60.82, 0.3742, 0.4222 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.28, -9.78, 40.30 |
| Hunter Lab | 77.98, -9.10, 29.13 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 84% · Green 82% · Blue 50%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 40% · Key 16%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #D5D080
.text { color: #D5D080; }
.background { background-color: #D5D080; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D5D080; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(213, 208, 128); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(56, 50%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D5D080; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(213, 208, 128, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D5D080; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(213, 208, 128, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#D5D080">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D5D080">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #8186D5:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.60:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.16:1 AAA |
Best text color on #D5D080: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D5D080
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 #D5D080: ·
How #D5D080 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 #D5D080 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 #D5D080?
#D5D080 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 213, 208, 128). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.
What is the RGB and HSL of #D5D080?
#D5D080 is RGB 213, 208, 128 — HSL 56°, 50%, 67% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 40%, 16%.
What colors go with #D5D080?
Its complement is #8186D5; analogous partners are #D5A581 and #B0D581. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #D5D080 for text?
Black text on #D5D080 has a contrast ratio of 13.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.60:1.