Palettes / Colors / #CFD08A

#CFD08A — Light Muted Yellow

#CFD08A is a yellow color we call Light Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Tan (#D2B48C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#CFD08A 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 #8B8AD0; it also sits naturally between #D0AF8A and #ACD08A. 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 82% · Blue 54%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 34% · Key 18%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CFD08A

.text { color: #CFD08A; }
.background { background-color: #CFD08A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFD08A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 208, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 43%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFD08A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 208, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFD08A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 208, 138, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFD08A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFD08A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8B8AD0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFD08A: #000000.

How #CFD08A 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 #CFD08A 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

← #CFD089  ·  #CFD08B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFD08A?

#CFD08A is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 207, 208, 138). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFD08A?

#CFD08A is RGB 207, 208, 138 — HSL 61°, 43%, 68% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 34%, 18%.

What colors go with #CFD08A?

Its complement is #8B8AD0; analogous partners are #D0AF8A and #ACD08A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFD08A for text?

Black text on #CFD08A has a contrast ratio of 13.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.