Palettes / Colors / #CFD2BE
#CFD2BE — Light Dusty Yellow
#CFD2BE 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 #CFD2BE 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.
#CFD2BE 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 #C0BDD1; it also sits naturally between #D1CABD and #C4D1BD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CFD2BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 207, 210, 190 |
| HSL | 69°, 18%, 78% |
| HSV | 69°, 10%, 82% |
| CMYK | 1%, 0%, 10%, 18% |
| XYZ | 58.07, 63.08, 57.83 |
| Yxy | 63.08, 0.3245, 0.3524 |
| CIE-Lab | 83.48, -4.53, 9.55 |
| Hunter Lab | 79.42, -4.29, 8.41 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 82% · Blue 75%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 10% · Key 18%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CFD2BE
.text { color: #CFD2BE; }
.background { background-color: #CFD2BE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFD2BE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 210, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(69, 18%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFD2BE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 210, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFD2BE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 210, 190, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CFD2BE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFD2BE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C0BDD1:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.54:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.62:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CFD2BE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFD2BE
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 #CFD2BE: ·
How #CFD2BE 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 #CFD2BE 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 #CFD2BE?
#CFD2BE is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 207, 210, 190). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CFD2BE?
#CFD2BE is RGB 207, 210, 190 — HSL 69°, 18%, 78% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 10%, 18%.
What colors go with #CFD2BE?
Its complement is #C0BDD1; analogous partners are #D1CABD and #C4D1BD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CFD2BE for text?
Black text on #CFD2BE has a contrast ratio of 13.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.54:1.