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#CFCE91 — Light Muted Yellow

#CFCE91 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 #CFCE91 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.

#CFCE91 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 #9192CF; it also sits naturally between #CFAF91 and #B1CF91. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CFCE91 · RGB 207, 206, 145

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Color values

HEX#CFCE91
RGB207, 206, 145
HSL59°, 39%, 69%
HSV59°, 30%, 81%
CMYK0%, 0%, 30%, 19%
XYZ52.91, 59.45, 35.47
Yxy59.45, 0.3579, 0.4021
CIE-Lab81.54, -9.11, 30.55
Hunter Lab77.11, -8.45, 23.36

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 81% · Blue 57%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 30% · Key 19%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CFCE91 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CFCE91 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CFCE91

.text { color: #CFCE91; }
.background { background-color: #CFCE91; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFCE91; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 206, 145); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 39%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFCE91; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 206, 145, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFCE91; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 206, 145, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFCE91">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFCE91">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CFCE91

#C5C47C#BBB963#B1B04E#989743#83823A#6A692F#555425#3C3C1A#272711#0E0E06

Tints of #CFCE91

#D3D39C#D7D6A3#DBDAAD#E0DFB8#E5E4C3#E8E7CA#ECECD4#F1F1DF#F4F4E6#F9F9F1

Tones of #CFCE91

#CAC996#C6C59A#C1C19F#BDBDA3#B9B8A7#B5B5AB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9192CF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.63:1 Fails
Against black text12.89:1 AAA

Best text color on #CFCE91: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFCE91

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 #CFCE91: ·

How #CFCE91 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CFCFA0Deuteranopia · #CFCFA3Tritanopia · #CFABAE

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 #CFCE91 rather than the exact color:

Vintage Monsoon
#A4326E · #A93537 · #CB9763 · #CECE8C
Crystal Ruby Monsoon
#CF797C · #D09162 · #D4CC8E · #9DC64A
Golden Meadow
#AF92CA · #CB93B8 · #C8A8A2 · #CACA91
Velvet Ruby Twilight
#CACC96 · #469755 · #48758C · #9981B4
Palette 001524
#001524 · #445D48 · #D6CC99 · #FDE5D4
Palette 552244
#552244 · #596157 · #5B8C5A · #CFD186

Similar colors

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

#CECE8C#D4CC8E#CACA91#CACC96#D6CC99#CFD186#CEC69A#DACC96#D9D28B#C4C892#C8C68A#DBCC95

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CFCE90  ·  #CFCE92 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFCE91?

#CFCE91 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 207, 206, 145). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFCE91?

#CFCE91 is RGB 207, 206, 145 — HSL 59°, 39%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 30%, 19%.

What colors go with #CFCE91?

Its complement is #9192CF; analogous partners are #CFAF91 and #B1CF91. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFCE91 for text?

Black text on #CFCE91 has a contrast ratio of 12.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.