Palettes / Colors / #CFD2AD
#CFD2AD — Light Dusty Yellow
#CFD2AD 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 #CFD2AD 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.
#CFD2AD 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 #B0ADD2; it also sits naturally between #D2C2AD and #BCD2AD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CFD2AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 207, 210, 173 |
| HSL | 65°, 29%, 75% |
| HSV | 65°, 18%, 82% |
| CMYK | 1%, 0%, 18%, 18% |
| XYZ | 56.32, 62.38, 48.61 |
| Yxy | 62.38, 0.3366, 0.3728 |
| CIE-Lab | 83.11, -7.24, 18.03 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.98, -6.81, 15.05 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 82% · Blue 68%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 18% · Key 18%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CFD2AD
.text { color: #CFD2AD; }
.background { background-color: #CFD2AD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFD2AD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 210, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(65, 29%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFD2AD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 210, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFD2AD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 210, 173, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CFD2AD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFD2AD">Div content here</div>
Shades of #CFD2AD
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Tones of #CFD2AD
Color harmonies
Complementary — #B0ADD2:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.56:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.48:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CFD2AD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFD2AD
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 #CFD2AD: ·
How #CFD2AD 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 #CFD2AD 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 #CFD2AD?
#CFD2AD is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 207, 210, 173). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CFD2AD?
#CFD2AD is RGB 207, 210, 173 — HSL 65°, 29%, 75% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 18%, 18%.
What colors go with #CFD2AD?
Its complement is #B0ADD2; analogous partners are #D2C2AD and #BCD2AD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CFD2AD for text?
Black text on #CFD2AD has a contrast ratio of 13.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.