Palettes / Colors / #CFD699

#CFD699 — Light Muted Yellow

#CFD699 is a yellow color we call Light Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Tan (#D2B48C). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: tan (#D2B48C) — not an exact match. CSS tan gives you #D2B48C, a different color; use #CFD699 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.

#CFD699 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 #A099D6; it also sits naturally between #D6BF99 and #B0D699. 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 84% · Blue 60%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 29% · Key 16%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CFD699

.text { color: #CFD699; }
.background { background-color: #CFD699; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFD699; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 214, 153); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(67, 43%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFD699; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 214, 153, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFD699; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 214, 153, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFD699">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFD699">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A099D6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFD699: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFD699

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 #CFD699 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 #CFD699 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

← #CFD698  ·  #CFD69A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFD699?

#CFD699 is Light Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 207, 214, 153). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFD699?

#CFD699 is RGB 207, 214, 153 — HSL 67°, 43%, 72% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 29%, 16%.

What colors go with #CFD699?

Its complement is #A099D6; analogous partners are #D6BF99 and #B0D699. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFD699 for text?

Black text on #CFD699 has a contrast ratio of 13.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.53:1.