Palettes / Colors / #CFD0BD

#CFD0BD — Light Dusty Yellow

#CFD0BD is a yellow color we call Light Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the yellow family.

#CFD0BD is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BEBDD0; it also sits naturally between #D0C8BD and #C6D0BD. 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 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 9% · Key 18%

Previews

CSS code for #CFD0BD

.text { color: #CFD0BD; }
.background { background-color: #CFD0BD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFD0BD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 208, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(63, 17%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFD0BD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 208, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFD0BD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 208, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFD0BD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFD0BD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CFD0BD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BEBDD0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFD0BD: #000000.

How #CFD0BD 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 #CFD0BD or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CFD0BC  ·  #CFD0BE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFD0BD?

#CFD0BD is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 207, 208, 189). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFD0BD?

#CFD0BD is RGB 207, 208, 189 — HSL 63°, 17%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 9%, 18%.

What colors go with #CFD0BD?

Its complement is #BEBDD0; analogous partners are #D0C8BD and #C6D0BD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFD0BD for text?

Black text on #CFD0BD has a contrast ratio of 13.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.