#CFB53A#CFB53A
#CFB53A is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.466; OKLCH L 77.4% C 0.140 H 96.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CFB53A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(207, 181, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 61%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 72%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.6%, 72%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.95, -3.80, 62.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.95, 62.80, 93.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.42% -0.0167 0.1389) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.42% 0.14 96.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.0219, 46.6209, 10.7348) |
| Luminance | 0.4662 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 3.10
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 3.18
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 3.25
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 3.64
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 4.16
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CFB53A #3A54CF
analogous
#CF6B3A #CFB53A #9FCF3A
triadic
#CFB53A #3ACFB5 #B53ACF
tetradic
#CFB53A #3ACF6B #3A54CF #CF3A9F
square
#CFB53A #3ACF6B #3A54CF #CF3A9F
split-complementary
#CFB53A #3A9FCF #6B3ACF
monochromatic
#73641C #A48E28 #CFB53A #DBC76B #E7DA9C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.03
#CFB53A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.32
#CFB53A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CFB53A
10.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CFB53A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CFB53A | 1.00 | 2.03 | 10.32 | 10.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7B127
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CEB941
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DFA79D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cfb53a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(207, 181, 58); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.4% 0.140 96.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e2ca78',
500: '#cfb53a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cfb53a; $custom-light: #e2ca78; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cfb53a",
"rgb": {
"r": 207,
"g": 181,
"b": 58
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.53,
"s": 60.816,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77415,
"c": 0.13994,
"h": 96.9
},
"luminance": 0.46619
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CFB53A
secondary
#929DD3
accent
#60E444
background
#FEFCF7
surface
#FDF8EE
border
#D5D1C9
text
#161309
muted
#84827B