#CFA138#CFA138
#CFA138 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.390; OKLCH L 73.3% C 0.130 H 84.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CFA138 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(207, 161, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 61%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 73%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22.2%, 72.9%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.78, 6.72, 58.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.78, 58.76, 83.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.34% 0.0132 0.1294) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.34% 0.13 84.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.1932, 39.0434, 9.2125) |
| Luminance | 0.3904 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 3.16
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 3.50
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 4.11
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 5.11
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.29
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 5.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CFA138 #3866CF
analogous
#CF5638 #CFA138 #B2CF38
triadic
#CFA138 #38CFA1 #A138CF
tetradic
#CFA138 #38CF56 #3866CF #CF38B2
square
#CFA138 #38CF56 #3866CF #CF38B2
split-complementary
#CFA138 #38B2CF #5638CF
monochromatic
#71571B #A37D27 #CFA138 #DBB869 #E7D09B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.38
#CFA138 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.81
#CFA138 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CFA138
8.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CFA138 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CFA138 | 1.00 | 2.38 | 8.81 | 8.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5A129
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0AD3D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E0928C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cfa138; /* rgb */ color: rgb(207, 161, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.3% 0.130 84.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e2bc75',
500: '#cfa138',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cfa138; $custom-light: #e2bc75; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cfa138",
"rgb": {
"r": 207,
"g": 161,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.722,
"s": 61.134,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73338,
"c": 0.13009,
"h": 84.2
},
"luminance": 0.39041
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CFA138
secondary
#90A4D3
accent
#75E444
background
#FEFBF7
surface
#FDF6ED
border
#D5D0C8
text
#161209
muted
#84817B