Palettes / Colors / #CFDB75

#CFDB75 — Light Yellow

#CFDB75 is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkkhaki (#BDB76B) — not an exact match. CSS darkkhaki gives you #BDB76B, a different color; use #CFDB75 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.

#CFDB75 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 #8175DB; it also sits naturally between #DBB475 and #9CDB75. 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 86% · Blue 46%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 47% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CFDB75

.text { color: #CFDB75; }
.background { background-color: #CFDB75; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFDB75; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 219, 117); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(67, 59%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFDB75; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 219, 117, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFDB75; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 219, 117, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFDB75">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFDB75">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8175DB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFDB75: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFDB75

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 #CFDB75 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 #CFDB75 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

← #CFDB74  ·  #CFDB76 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFDB75?

#CFDB75 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 207, 219, 117). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFDB75?

#CFDB75 is RGB 207, 219, 117 — HSL 67°, 59%, 66% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 47%, 14%.

What colors go with #CFDB75?

Its complement is #8175DB; analogous partners are #DBB475 and #9CDB75. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFDB75 for text?

Black text on #CFDB75 has a contrast ratio of 14.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.50:1.