Palettes / Colors / #CFD489
#CFD489 — Light Muted Yellow
#CFD489 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 #CFD489 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.
#CFD489 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 #8C87D4; it also sits naturally between #D4B387 and #A8D487. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CFD489 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 207, 212, 137 |
| HSL | 64°, 47%, 68% |
| HSV | 64°, 35%, 83% |
| CMYK | 2%, 0%, 35%, 17% |
| XYZ | 53.79, 62.16, 32.83 |
| Yxy | 62.16, 0.3615, 0.4178 |
| CIE-Lab | 83.00, -13.13, 36.57 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.84, -12.16, 27.22 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 83% · Blue 54%
Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 35% · Key 17%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CFD489
.text { color: #CFD489; }
.background { background-color: #CFD489; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFD489; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 212, 137); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(64, 47%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFD489; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 212, 137, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFD489; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 212, 137, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CFD489">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFD489">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #8C87D4:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.56:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.43:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CFD489: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFD489
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 #CFD489: ·
How #CFD489 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 #CFD489 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 #CFD489?
#CFD489 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 207, 212, 137). Its closest standard named color is BurlyWood.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CFD489?
#CFD489 is RGB 207, 212, 137 — HSL 64°, 47%, 68% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 35%, 17%.
What colors go with #CFD489?
Its complement is #8C87D4; analogous partners are #D4B387 and #A8D487. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CFD489 for text?
Black text on #CFD489 has a contrast ratio of 13.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.