Palettes / Colors / #D7CD98

#D7CD98 — Light Muted Yellow

#D7CD98 is a yellow color we call Light Muted Yellow, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the yellow family.

#D7CD98 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 #98A3D7; it also sits naturally between #D7AD98 and #C2D798. 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 80% · Blue 60%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 29% · Key 16%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D7CD98

.text { color: #D7CD98; }
.background { background-color: #D7CD98; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D7CD98; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(215, 205, 152); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(50, 44%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D7CD98; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(215, 205, 152, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D7CD98; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(215, 205, 152, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D7CD98">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D7CD98">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #98A3D7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D7CD98: #000000.

How #D7CD98 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 #D7CD98 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

← #D7CD97  ·  #D7CD99 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D7CD98?

#D7CD98 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 215, 205, 152). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D7CD98?

#D7CD98 is RGB 215, 205, 152 — HSL 50°, 44%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 29%, 16%.

What colors go with #D7CD98?

Its complement is #98A3D7; analogous partners are #D7AD98 and #C2D798. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D7CD98 for text?

Black text on #D7CD98 has a contrast ratio of 13.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.