Palettes / Colors / #CFDF71

#CFDF71 — Light Yellow

#CFDF71 is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #CFDF71 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.

#CFDF71 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #8272DF; it also sits naturally between #DFB972 and #98DF72. 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 87% · Blue 44%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 49% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CFDF71

.text { color: #CFDF71; }
.background { background-color: #CFDF71; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFDF71; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 223, 113); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(69, 63%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFDF71; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 223, 113, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFDF71; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 223, 113, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFDF71">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFDF71">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8272DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFDF71: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFDF71

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 #CFDF71 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 #CFDF71 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

← #CFDF70  ·  #CFDF72 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFDF71?

#CFDF71 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 207, 223, 113). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFDF71?

#CFDF71 is RGB 207, 223, 113 — HSL 69°, 63%, 66% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 49%, 13%.

What colors go with #CFDF71?

Its complement is #8272DF; analogous partners are #DFB972 and #98DF72. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFDF71 for text?

Black text on #CFDF71 has a contrast ratio of 14.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.