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#CFBF92 — Light Muted Yellow

#CFBF92 is a yellow color we call Light Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Tan (#D2B48C). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: tan (#D2B48C) — not an exact match. CSS tan gives you #D2B48C, a different color; use #CFBF92 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.

#CFBF92 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 #91A2CF; it also sits naturally between #CFA091 and #C0CF91. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CFBF92 · RGB 207, 191, 146

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Color values

HEX#CFBF92
RGB207, 191, 146
HSL44°, 39%, 69%
HSV44°, 29%, 81%
CMYK0%, 8%, 29%, 19%
XYZ49.55, 52.60, 34.74
Yxy52.60, 0.3620, 0.3843
CIE-Lab77.64, -1.20, 24.79
Hunter Lab72.53, -1.11, 19.13

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 75% · Blue 57%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 29% · Key 19%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CFBF92 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CFBF92 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CFBF92

.text { color: #CFBF92; }
.background { background-color: #CFBF92; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFBF92; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 191, 146); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(44, 39%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFBF92; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 191, 146, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFBF92; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 191, 146, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFBF92">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFBF92">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CFBF92

#C5B27C#BBA363#B1974E#988243#83703A#6A5A2F#554825#3C331A#272111#0E0C06

Tints of #CFBF92

#D3C59C#D7C9A3#DBCFAD#E0D5B8#E5DCC3#E8E0CA#ECE6D4#F1ECDF#F4F0E6#F9F7F1

Tones of #CFBF92

#CABC96#C6BA9A#C1B89F#BDB6A3#B9B4A7#B5B2AB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #91A2CF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.82:1 Fails
Against black text11.52:1 AAA

Best text color on #CFBF92: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFBF92

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 #CFBF92: ·

How #CFBF92 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C8C89DDeuteranopia · #C9CAA0Tritanopia · #CEA5A7

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

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CFBF92 rather than the exact color:

Burning Ruby Lagoon
#C06588 · #CFBA91 · #9FCB8B · #63A08F
Amber Terrace
#B58F88 · #C9C091 · #809A68 · #598262
Palette 61764b
#61764B · #9BA17B · #CFB997 · #FAD6A5
Palette 1a3636
#1A3636 · #40534C · #677D6A · #D6BD98
Palette D7c097
#D7C097 · #E7DEAF · #73AF6F · #007E6E
Amber Summit
#7E77BC · #844A83 · #9F5C60 · #CEC69A

Similar colors

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

#CFBA91#C9C091#CFB997#D6BD98#D7C097#CEC69A#D7C398#CACA91#C8C68A#D1BB9E#C5B794#D8C68A

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CFBF91  ·  #CFBF93 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFBF92?

#CFBF92 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 207, 191, 146). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFBF92?

#CFBF92 is RGB 207, 191, 146 — HSL 44°, 39%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 29%, 19%.

What colors go with #CFBF92?

Its complement is #91A2CF; analogous partners are #CFA091 and #C0CF91. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFBF92 for text?

Black text on #CFBF92 has a contrast ratio of 11.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.82:1.