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#CFBF70 — Muted Yellow

#CFBF70 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 #CFBF70 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.

#CFBF70 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 #7181D0; it also sits naturally between #D09171 and #B0D071. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CFBF70 · RGB 207, 191, 112

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Color values

HEX#CFBF70
RGB207, 191, 112
HSL50°, 50%, 63%
HSV50°, 46%, 81%
CMYK0%, 8%, 46%, 19%
XYZ47.29, 51.70, 22.82
Yxy51.70, 0.3882, 0.4244
CIE-Lab77.10, -5.10, 41.72
Hunter Lab71.90, -4.66, 28.66

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 75% · Blue 44%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 46% · Key 19%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CFBF70 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CFBF70 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CFBF70

.text { color: #CFBF70; }
.background { background-color: #CFBF70; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFBF70; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 191, 112); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(50, 50%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFBF70; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 191, 112, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFBF70; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 191, 112, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFBF70">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFBF70">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CFBF70

#C8B65B#C1AC44#AC9939#958532#82742B#6B5F24#544B1C#3D3614#26220D#0F0E05

Tints of #CFBF70

#D4C57D#D9CC8C#DDD198#E0D6A3#E6DDB3#E9E2BE#EDE7C9#F1ECD5#F6F3E4#FAF8F0

Tones of #CFBF70

#C9BC78#C3B77F#BCB385#B4AE8D#AEA993#A7A59A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7181D0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.85:1 Fails
Against black text11.34:1 AAA

Best text color on #CFBF70: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFBF70

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 #CFBF70: ·

How #CFBF70 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C8C883Deuteranopia · #C9CA88Tritanopia · #CE9296

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

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CFBF70 rather than the exact color:

Serene Ruby Twilight
#B546A1 · #CE7088 · #D3A997 · #CEC173
Crimson Tempest
#C1734B · #D4BE76 · #ACC350 · #79BF50
Dreamy Ruby Marble
#9E9B2F · #D6C275 · #7275D5 · #ADA6DC
Honey Ruby Orchard
#A56EAF · #8C4B6A · #9F776C · #C5BD72
Vintage Ruby Summit
#A66041 · #493529 · #BA813A · #D2B769
Tender Ruby Terrace
#DCD2A2 · #CCB966 · #AE9B47 · #695E2B

Similar colors

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

#CEC173#D4BE76#D6C275#C5BD72#D2B769#CCB966#CDB46B#DBC770#C2C375#C7B667#D7B26D#CFB06A

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CFBF6F  ·  #CFBF71 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFBF70?

#CFBF70 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 207, 191, 112). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFBF70?

#CFBF70 is RGB 207, 191, 112 — HSL 50°, 50%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 46%, 19%.

What colors go with #CFBF70?

Its complement is #7181D0; analogous partners are #D09171 and #B0D071. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFBF70 for text?

Black text on #CFBF70 has a contrast ratio of 11.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.85:1.