Palettes / Colors / #CFCD72

#CFCD72 — Muted Yellow

#CFCD72 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 #CFCD72 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.

#CFCD72 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 #7274CF; it also sits naturally between #CF9F72 and #A2CF72. 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 45%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 45% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CFCD72

.text { color: #CFCD72; }
.background { background-color: #CFCD72; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFCD72; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 205, 114); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 49%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFCD72; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 205, 114, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFCD72; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 205, 114, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFCD72">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFCD72">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7274CF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFCD72: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFCD72

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 #CFCD72 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 #CFCD72 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFCD72?

#CFCD72 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 207, 205, 114). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFCD72?

#CFCD72 is RGB 207, 205, 114 — HSL 59°, 49%, 63% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 45%, 19%.

What colors go with #CFCD72?

Its complement is #7274CF; analogous partners are #CF9F72 and #A2CF72. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFCD72 for text?

Black text on #CFCD72 has a contrast ratio of 12.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.66:1.