Palettes / Colors / #CFBF76

#CFBF76 — Muted Yellow

#CFBF76 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 #CFBF76 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.

#CFBF76 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 #7787CF; it also sits naturally between #CF9377 and #B3CF77. 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 46%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 43% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CFBF76

.text { color: #CFBF76; }
.background { background-color: #CFBF76; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFBF76; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 191, 118); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(49, 48%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFBF76; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 191, 118, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFBF76; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 191, 118, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFBF76">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFBF76">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7787CF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFBF76: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFBF76

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 #CFBF76 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 #CFBF76 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

← #CFBF75  ·  #CFBF77 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFBF76?

#CFBF76 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 207, 191, 118). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFBF76?

#CFBF76 is RGB 207, 191, 118 — HSL 49°, 48%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 43%, 19%.

What colors go with #CFBF76?

Its complement is #7787CF; analogous partners are #CF9377 and #B3CF77. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFBF76 for text?

Black text on #CFBF76 has a contrast ratio of 11.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.85:1.