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#CFB372 — Muted Yellow

#CFB372 is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkkhaki (#BDB76B) — not an exact match. CSS darkkhaki gives you #BDB76B, a different color; use #CFB372 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.

#CFB372 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 #728ECF; it also sits naturally between #CF8572 and #BCCF72. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CFB372 · RGB 207, 179, 114

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Color values

HEX#CFB372
RGB207, 179, 114
HSL42°, 49%, 63%
HSV42°, 45%, 81%
CMYK0%, 14%, 45%, 19%
XYZ44.89, 46.72, 22.57
Yxy46.72, 0.3931, 0.4092
CIE-Lab74.01, 1.40, 36.82
Hunter Lab68.35, 1.28, 25.49

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 70% · Blue 45%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 45% · Key 19%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CFB372 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CFB372 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CFB372

.text { color: #CFB372; }
.background { background-color: #CFB372; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFB372; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 179, 114); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 49%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFB372; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 179, 114, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFB372; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 179, 114, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFB372">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFB372">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CFB372

#C7A75C#BF9B45#AB893B#947733#81682C#6A5524#54431D#3D3115#261E0D#0F0C05

Tints of #CFB372

#D3B97E#D8C18D#DCC898#E0CEA4#E5D6B3#E9DCBE#EDE2CA#F1E8D5#F6F1E4#FAF7F0

Tones of #CFB372

#C8B179#C2AE80#BBAB86#B4A98D#AEA693#A7A39A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #728ECF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.03:1 Fails
Against black text10.34:1 AAA

Best text color on #CFB372: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFB372

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #CFB372: ·

How #CFB372 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #C3C382Deuteranopia · #C5C786Tritanopia · #CE8E91

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Light Green 500 · #8BC34A

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CFB372 rather than the exact color:

Dusty Orchard
#783E29 · #976B4D · #A58161 · #CDB46B
Dreamy Canyon
#D77BBA · #D6869A · #B6533C · #CFAF79
Radiant Ruby Meadow
#D6B176 · #858E33 · #9DD671 · #2B9D30
Crystal Whisper
#785648 · #BB886A · #C3893F · #CFB06A
Palette 3c552d
#3C552D · #CA7373 · #D7B26D · #EEE2B5
Crimson Ruby Cinder
#B36144 · #C7AE74 · #6A5F3E · #93792E

Similar colors

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

#CDB46B#CFAF79#D6B176#CFB06A#D7B26D#C7AE74#D2B769#D4BE76#CCB966#C7B667#C8AE7D#CEC173

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CFB371  ·  #CFB373 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFB372?

#CFB372 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 207, 179, 114). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFB372?

#CFB372 is RGB 207, 179, 114 — HSL 42°, 49%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 14%, 45%, 19%.

What colors go with #CFB372?

Its complement is #728ECF; analogous partners are #CF8572 and #BCCF72. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFB372 for text?

Black text on #CFB372 has a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.03:1.