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#CFBF2E — Yellow

#CFBF2E 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 #CFBF2E 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.

#CFBF2E 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 #2E3ED1; it also sits naturally between #D16F2E and #90D12E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CFBF2E · RGB 207, 191, 46

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Color values

HEX#CFBF2E
RGB207, 191, 46
HSL54°, 64%, 50%
HSV54°, 78%, 81%
CMYK0%, 8%, 78%, 19%
XYZ44.86, 50.72, 10.01
Yxy50.72, 0.4248, 0.4804
CIE-Lab76.51, -9.48, 69.23
Hunter Lab71.22, -8.54, 39.09

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 #CFBF2E on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CFBF2E on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CFBF2E

.text { color: #CFBF2E; }
.background { background-color: #CFBF2E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFBF2E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 191, 46); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 64%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFBF2E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 191, 46, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFBF2E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 191, 46, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFBF2E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFBF2E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CFBF2E

#BCAE29#AB9E26#978B21#867B1D#716819#5C5514#4B4511#36320C#262308#110F04

Tints of #CFBF2E

#D6C743#D9CC54#DED268#E2D779#E6DD8E#EBE4A3#EEE9B4#F3EFC9#F7F4D9#FBFAEE

Tones of #CFBF2E

#C6B839#BAAE45#AFA550#A29B5D#969269#8B8974

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2E3ED1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

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

Best text color on #CFBF2E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFBF2E

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 #CFBF2E: ·

How #CFBF2E looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C8C851Deuteranopia · #C9CA5ATritanopia · #CE6D73

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 #CFBF2E rather than the exact color:

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

Similar colors

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

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CFBF2D  ·  #CFBF2F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFBF2E?

#CFBF2E is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 207, 191, 46). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFBF2E?

#CFBF2E is RGB 207, 191, 46 — HSL 54°, 64%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 78%, 19%.

What colors go with #CFBF2E?

Its complement is #2E3ED1; analogous partners are #D16F2E and #90D12E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFBF2E for text?

Black text on #CFBF2E has a contrast ratio of 11.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.88:1.