Palettes / Colors / #CFB06A

#CFB06A — Muted Yellow

#CFB06A is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

#CFB06A 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 #6987CE; it also sits naturally between #CE7D69 and #BACE69. 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 81% · Green 69% · Blue 42%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 49% · Key 19%

Previews

CSS code for #CFB06A

.text { color: #CFB06A; }
.background { background-color: #CFB06A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFB06A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 176, 106); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 51%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFB06A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 176, 106, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFB06A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 176, 106, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFB06A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFB06A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CFB06A

Tints of #CFB06A

Tones of #CFB06A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6987CE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFB06A: #000000.

How #CFB06A 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 #CFB06A

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CFB069  ·  #CFB06B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFB06A?

#CFB06A is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 207, 176, 106). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFB06A?

#CFB06A is RGB 207, 176, 106 — HSL 42°, 51%, 61% — CMYK 0%, 15%, 49%, 19%.

What colors go with #CFB06A?

Its complement is #6987CE; analogous partners are #CE7D69 and #BACE69. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFB06A for text?

Black text on #CFB06A has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.09:1.