Palettes / Colors / #D9CD91

#D9CD91 — Light Muted Yellow

#D9CD91 is a yellow color we call Light Muted Yellow, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the yellow family.

#D9CD91 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 #919DD9; it also sits naturally between #D9A991 and #C1D991. 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 85% · Green 80% · Blue 57%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 33% · Key 15%

Previews

CSS code for #D9CD91

.text { color: #D9CD91; }
.background { background-color: #D9CD91; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D9CD91; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(217, 205, 145); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(50, 49%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D9CD91; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(217, 205, 145, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D9CD91; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(217, 205, 145, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D9CD91">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D9CD91">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D9CD91

Tints of #D9CD91

Tones of #D9CD91

Color harmonies

Complementary — #919DD9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D9CD91: #000000.

How #D9CD91 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 #D9CD91 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #D9CD91?

#D9CD91 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 217, 205, 145). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D9CD91?

#D9CD91 is RGB 217, 205, 145 — HSL 50°, 49%, 71% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 33%, 15%.

What colors go with #D9CD91?

Its complement is #919DD9; analogous partners are #D9A991 and #C1D991. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D9CD91 for text?

Black text on #D9CD91 has a contrast ratio of 13.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.60:1.