Palettes / Colors / #CFCE57

#CFCE57 — Yellow

#CFCE57 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

#CFCE57 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 #5858D0; it also sits naturally between #D09458 and #94D058. 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 81% · Blue 34%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 58% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CFCE57

.text { color: #CFCE57; }
.background { background-color: #CFCE57; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFCE57; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 206, 87); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 56%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFCE57; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 206, 87, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFCE57; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 206, 87, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFCE57">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFCE57">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5858D0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFCE57: #000000.

How #CFCE57 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 #CFCE57 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 #CFCE57?

#CFCE57 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 207, 206, 87). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFCE57?

#CFCE57 is RGB 207, 206, 87 — HSL 60°, 56%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 58%, 19%.

What colors go with #CFCE57?

Its complement is #5858D0; analogous partners are #D09458 and #94D058. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFCE57 for text?

Black text on #CFCE57 has a contrast ratio of 12.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.66:1.