Palettes / Colors / #CFCFBC
#CFCFBC — Light Dusty Yellow
#CFCFBC 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 #CFCFBC 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.
#CFCFBC 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 #BABACE; it also sits naturally between #CEC4BA and #C4CEBA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CFCFBC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 207, 207, 188 |
| HSL | 60°, 17%, 77% |
| HSV | 60°, 9%, 81% |
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 9%, 19% |
| XYZ | 57.12, 61.52, 56.44 |
| Yxy | 61.52, 0.3263, 0.3514 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.66, -3.30, 9.44 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.44, -3.13, 8.28 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 81% · Blue 74%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 9% · Key 19%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CFCFBC
.text { color: #CFCFBC; }
.background { background-color: #CFCFBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFCFBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 207, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 17%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFCFBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 207, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFCFBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 207, 188, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CFCFBC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFCFBC">Div content here</div>
Shades of #CFCFBC
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BABACE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.58:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.30:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CFCFBC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFCFBC
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 #CFCFBC: ·
How #CFCFBC 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 #CFCFBC 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 #CFCFBC?
#CFCFBC is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 207, 207, 188). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CFCFBC?
#CFCFBC is RGB 207, 207, 188 — HSL 60°, 17%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 9%, 19%.
What colors go with #CFCFBC?
Its complement is #BABACE; analogous partners are #CEC4BA and #C4CEBA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CFCFBC for text?
Black text on #CFCFBC has a contrast ratio of 13.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.