Palettes / Colors / #CFD288

#CFD288 — Light Muted Yellow

#CFD288 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 #CFD288 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.

#CFD288 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 #8B89D2; it also sits naturally between #D2B089 and #ABD289. 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 53%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 35% · Key 18%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CFD288

.text { color: #CFD288; }
.background { background-color: #CFD288; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFD288; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 210, 136); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(62, 45%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFD288; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 210, 136, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFD288; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 210, 136, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFD288">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFD288">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8B89D2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFD288: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFD288

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:

How #CFD288 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 #CFD288 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

← #CFD287  ·  #CFD289 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFD288?

#CFD288 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 207, 210, 136). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFD288?

#CFD288 is RGB 207, 210, 136 — HSL 62°, 45%, 68% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 35%, 18%.

What colors go with #CFD288?

Its complement is #8B89D2; analogous partners are #D2B089 and #ABD289. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFD288 for text?

Black text on #CFD288 has a contrast ratio of 13.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.