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#CFBF2D — Yellow

#CFBF2D 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 #CFBF2D 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.

#CFBF2D 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 #2D3DCD; it also sits naturally between #CD6D2D and #8DCD2D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CFBF2D · RGB 207, 191, 45

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Color values

HEX#CFBF2D
RGB207, 191, 45
HSL54°, 64%, 49%
HSV54°, 78%, 81%
CMYK0%, 8%, 78%, 19%
XYZ44.84, 50.72, 9.91
Yxy50.72, 0.4251, 0.4809
CIE-Lab76.51, -9.51, 69.53
Hunter Lab71.22, -8.58, 39.18

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 75% · Blue 18%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 78% · Key 19%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CFBF2D on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CFBF2D on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CFBF2D

.text { color: #CFBF2D; }
.background { background-color: #CFBF2D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFBF2D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 191, 45); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 64%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFBF2D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 191, 45, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFBF2D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 191, 45, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFBF2D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFBF2D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CFBF2D

#BCAE29#A79A25#978B21#82781C#716819#5C5514#4B4511#36320C#262308#110F04

Tints of #CFBF2D

#D5C63F#D8CB4F#DDD164#E2D779#E6DD8E#EAE29F#EEE9B4#F3EFC9#F7F4D9#FBFAEE

Tones of #CFBF2D

#C2B438#B6AB43#ABA24F#9F985B#938F66#888672

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2D3DCD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.88:1 Fails
Against black text11.14:1 AAA

Best text color on #CFBF2D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFBF2D

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 #CFBF2D: ·

How #CFBF2D looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C8C850Deuteranopia · #C9CA59Tritanopia · #CE6C72

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 Lime 500 · #CDDC39Tailwind yellow 500 · #EAB308Tailwind amber 500 · #F59E0B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CFBF2D rather than the exact color:

Dusty Ruby Horizon
#95289F · #CABC33 · #59D5CA · #EED5EF
Electric Ruby Aurora
#D8BD2A · #95AC2A · #549318 · #63D44E
Crimson Twilight
#841A8E · #D3C526 · #54E0D4 · #D7A9E6
Palette Cdc733
#CDC733 · #966C3B · #D0AF84 · #FFE6CA
Velvet Ruby Zephyr
#A2581F · #D5C828 · #B3E46F · #B2EFAC
Wild Ruby Breeze
#F2F0D4 · #D3CD64 · #D2CA32 · #A19B26

Similar colors

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

#CABC33#D8BD2A#D3C526#CDC733#D5C828#D2CA32#C5C135#D7CA2D#D0CD2D#C5BE23#C2C52E#C1C230

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CFBF2C  ·  #CFBF2E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFBF2D?

#CFBF2D is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 207, 191, 45). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFBF2D?

#CFBF2D is RGB 207, 191, 45 — HSL 54°, 64%, 49% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 78%, 19%.

What colors go with #CFBF2D?

Its complement is #2D3DCD; analogous partners are #CD6D2D and #8DCD2D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFBF2D for text?

Black text on #CFBF2D has a contrast ratio of 11.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.88:1.