Palettes / Colors / #CFCDBE
#CFCDBE — Light Dusty Yellow
#CFCDBE is a yellow color we call Light Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #CFCDBE 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.
#CFCDBE is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #BEC0CF; it also sits naturally between #CFC5BE and #C9CFBE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CFCDBE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 207, 205, 190 |
| HSL | 53°, 15%, 78% |
| HSV | 53°, 8%, 81% |
| CMYK | 0%, 1%, 8%, 19% |
| XYZ | 56.86, 60.65, 57.42 |
| Yxy | 60.65, 0.3250, 0.3467 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.19, -1.93, 7.70 |
| Hunter Lab | 77.88, -1.83, 6.81 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 80% · Blue 75%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 8% · Key 19%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CFCDBE
.text { color: #CFCDBE; }
.background { background-color: #CFCDBE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFCDBE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 205, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(53, 15%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFCDBE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 205, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFCDBE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 205, 190, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CFCDBE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFCDBE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BEC0CF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.60:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.13:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CFCDBE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFCDBE
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #CFCDBE: ·
How #CFCDBE 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 #CFCDBE rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #CFCDBE?
#CFCDBE is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 207, 205, 190). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CFCDBE?
#CFCDBE is RGB 207, 205, 190 — HSL 53°, 15%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 8%, 19%.
What colors go with #CFCDBE?
Its complement is #BEC0CF; analogous partners are #CFC5BE and #C9CFBE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CFCDBE for text?
Black text on #CFCDBE has a contrast ratio of 13.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.60:1.