Palettes / Colors / #CFBF58

#CFBF58 — Yellow

#CFBF58 is a yellow color we call 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 #CFBF58 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.

#CFBF58 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 #5969CF; it also sits naturally between #CF8459 and #A4CF59. 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 75% · Blue 35%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 57% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CFBF58

.text { color: #CFBF58; }
.background { background-color: #CFBF58; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFBF58; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 191, 88); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(52, 55%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFBF58; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 191, 88, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFBF58; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 191, 88, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFBF58">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFBF58">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CFBF58

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5969CF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFBF58: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFBF58

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:

How #CFBF58 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 #CFBF58 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CFBF57  ·  #CFBF59 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFBF58?

#CFBF58 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 207, 191, 88). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFBF58?

#CFBF58 is RGB 207, 191, 88 — HSL 52°, 55%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 57%, 19%.

What colors go with #CFBF58?

Its complement is #5969CF; analogous partners are #CF8459 and #A4CF59. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFBF58 for text?

Black text on #CFBF58 has a contrast ratio of 11.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.87:1.