Palettes / Colors / #CFBC30
#CFBC30 — Yellow
#CFBC30 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: goldenrod (#DAA520) — not an exact match. CSS goldenrod gives you #DAA520, a different color; use #CFBC30 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.
#CFBC30 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #3043CF; it also sits naturally between #CF6D30 and #92CF30. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CFBC30 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 207, 188, 48 |
| HSL | 53°, 62%, 50% |
| HSV | 53°, 77%, 81% |
| CMYK | 0%, 9%, 77%, 19% |
| XYZ | 44.25, 49.45, 10.01 |
| Yxy | 49.45, 0.4267, 0.4768 |
| CIE-Lab | 75.73, -7.86, 67.89 |
| Hunter Lab | 70.32, -7.09, 38.38 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 74% · Blue 19%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 77% · Key 19%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CFBC30
.text { color: #CFBC30; }
.background { background-color: #CFBC30; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFBC30; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 188, 48); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(53, 62%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFBC30; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 188, 48, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFBC30; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 188, 48, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CFBC30">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFBC30">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #3043CF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.93:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.89:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CFBC30: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFBC30
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 #CFBC30: ·
How #CFBC30 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 #CFBC30 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 #CFBC30?
#CFBC30 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 207, 188, 48). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CFBC30?
#CFBC30 is RGB 207, 188, 48 — HSL 53°, 62%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 77%, 19%.
What colors go with #CFBC30?
Its complement is #3043CF; analogous partners are #CF6D30 and #92CF30. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CFBC30 for text?
Black text on #CFBC30 has a contrast ratio of 10.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.93:1.