#CFB43E#CFB43E
#CFB43E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.463; OKLCH L 77.2% C 0.137 H 96.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CFB43E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(207, 180, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 60%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 70%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13%, 70%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.71, -3.08, 60.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.71, 60.98, 92.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.24% -0.0142 0.1359) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.24% 0.137 96) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.9250, 46.2580, 11.2242) |
| Luminance | 0.4626 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 3.54
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 3.57
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 3.60
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 3.66
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 4.40
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CFB43E #3E59CF
analogous
#CF6C3E #CFB43E #A1CF3E
triadic
#CFB43E #3ECFB4 #B43ECF
tetradic
#CFB43E #3ECF6C #3E59CF #CF3EA1
square
#CFB43E #3ECF6C #3E59CF #CF3EA1
split-complementary
#CFB43E #3EA1CF #6C3ECF
monochromatic
#75651D #A68F29 #CFB43E #DBC76F #E7DAA0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.05
#CFB43E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.25
#CFB43E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CFB43E
10.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CFB43E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CFB43E | 1.00 | 2.05 | 10.25 | 10.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6B02D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CDB945
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DFA69C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cfb43e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(207, 180, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.2% 0.137 96.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e1ca7a',
500: '#cfb43e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cfb43e; $custom-light: #e1ca7a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cfb43e",
"rgb": {
"r": 207,
"g": 180,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.828,
"s": 60.166,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77239,
"c": 0.13664,
"h": 96
},
"luminance": 0.46256
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CFB43E
secondary
#95A1D4
accent
#62E344
background
#FEFCF7
surface
#FDF8EE
border
#D5D1C9
text
#16130A
muted
#84827C