Palettes / Colors / #CFCC79

#CFCC79 — Muted Yellow

#CFCC79 is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color BurlyWood (#DEB887). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: burlywood (#DEB887) — not an exact match. CSS burlywood gives you #DEB887, a different color; use #CFCC79 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.

#CFCC79 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 #787BCE; it also sits naturally between #CEA078 and #A6CE78. 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 80% · Blue 47%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 42% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CFCC79

.text { color: #CFCC79; }
.background { background-color: #CFCC79; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFCC79; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 204, 121); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(58, 47%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFCC79; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 204, 121, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFCC79; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 204, 121, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFCC79">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFCC79">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #787BCE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFCC79: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFCC79

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 #CFCC79 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 #CFCC79 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

← #CFCC78  ·  #CFCC7A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFCC79?

#CFCC79 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 207, 204, 121). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFCC79?

#CFCC79 is RGB 207, 204, 121 — HSL 58°, 47%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 42%, 19%.

What colors go with #CFCC79?

Its complement is #787BCE; analogous partners are #CEA078 and #A6CE78. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFCC79 for text?

Black text on #CFCC79 has a contrast ratio of 12.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.67:1.