#CFB43A#CFB43A
#CFB43A is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.462; OKLCH L 77.2% C 0.139 H 96.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CFB43A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(207, 180, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 61%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 72%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13%, 72%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.69, -3.28, 62.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.69, 62.52, 93.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.21% -0.0152 0.1384) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.21% 0.139 96.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.8193, 46.2157, 10.6673) |
| Luminance | 0.4621 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 3.16
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 3.21
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 3.29
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 3.42
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 4.14
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CFB43A #3A55CF
analogous
#CF6A3A #CFB43A #9FCF3A
triadic
#CFB43A #3ACFB4 #B43ACF
tetradic
#CFB43A #3ACF6A #3A55CF #CF3A9F
square
#CFB43A #3ACF6A #3A55CF #CF3A9F
split-complementary
#CFB43A #3A9FCF #6A3ACF
monochromatic
#73631C #A48D28 #CFB43A #DBC76B #E7D99C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.05
#CFB43A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.24
#CFB43A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CFB43A
10.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CFB43A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CFB43A | 1.00 | 2.05 | 10.24 | 10.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6B027
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CDB941
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DFA69C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cfb43a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(207, 180, 58); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.2% 0.139 96.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e2ca78',
500: '#cfb43a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cfb43a; $custom-light: #e2ca78; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cfb43a",
"rgb": {
"r": 207,
"g": 180,
"b": 58
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.128,
"s": 60.816,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77208,
"c": 0.13924,
"h": 96.3
},
"luminance": 0.46213
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CFB43A
secondary
#929ED3
accent
#61E444
background
#FEFCF7
surface
#FDF8EE
border
#D5D1C9
text
#161309
muted
#84827B