Palettes / Colors / #CFCF82
#CFCF82 — Light Muted Yellow
#CFCF82 is a yellow color we call Light 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 #CFCF82 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.
#CFCF82 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 #8181CF; it also sits naturally between #CFA881 and #A8CF81. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CFCF82 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 207, 207, 130 |
| HSL | 60°, 45%, 66% |
| HSV | 60°, 37%, 81% |
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 37%, 19% |
| XYZ | 52.07, 59.50, 29.86 |
| Yxy | 59.50, 0.3682, 0.4207 |
| CIE-Lab | 81.57, -11.41, 38.28 |
| Hunter Lab | 77.14, -10.53, 27.88 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 81% · Blue 51%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 37% · Key 19%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CFCF82
.text { color: #CFCF82; }
.background { background-color: #CFCF82; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFCF82; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 207, 130); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 45%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFCF82; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 207, 130, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFCF82; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 207, 130, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CFCF82">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFCF82">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #8181CF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.63:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.90:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CFCF82: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFCF82
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 #CFCF82: ·
How #CFCF82 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 #CFCF82 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 #CFCF82?
#CFCF82 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 207, 207, 130). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CFCF82?
#CFCF82 is RGB 207, 207, 130 — HSL 60°, 45%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 37%, 19%.
What colors go with #CFCF82?
Its complement is #8181CF; analogous partners are #CFA881 and #A8CF81. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CFCF82 for text?
Black text on #CFCF82 has a contrast ratio of 12.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.