#CFAD43#CFAD43
#CFAD43 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.436; OKLCH L 75.8% C 0.129 H 91.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CFAD43 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(207, 173, 67) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 59%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 68%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.4%, 67.6%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.93, 0.88, 57.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.93, 57.02, 89.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.85% -0.0023 0.1285) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.85% 0.129 91) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.6910, 43.5602, 11.5211) |
| Luminance | 0.4356 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 3.71
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.25
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 4.30
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 5.09
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 5.45
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 5.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CFAD43 #4365CF
analogous
#CF6743 #CFAD43 #ABCF43
triadic
#CFAD43 #43CFAD #AD43CF
tetradic
#CFAD43 #43CF67 #4365CF #CF43AB
square
#CFAD43 #43CF67 #4365CF #CF43AB
split-complementary
#CFAD43 #43ABCF #6743CF
monochromatic
#79631F #AA8B2B #CFAD43 #DBC274 #E8D8A5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#CFAD43 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.71
#CFAD43 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CFAD43
9.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CFAD43 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CFAD43 | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.71 | 9.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFAB36
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C8B448
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DF9F97
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cfad43; /* rgb */ color: rgb(207, 173, 67); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.8% 0.129 91.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e1c57c',
500: '#cfad43',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cfad43; $custom-light: #e1c57c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cfad43",
"rgb": {
"r": 207,
"g": 173,
"b": 67
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.429,
"s": 59.322,
"l": 53.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75845,
"c": 0.12854,
"h": 91
},
"luminance": 0.43558
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CFAD43
secondary
#99A8D5
accent
#6BE345
background
#FEFCF7
surface
#FDF8EE
border
#D5D1C9
text
#16120A
muted
#84817C