#CFB53C#CFB53C
#CFB53C is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.466; OKLCH L 77.4% C 0.139 H 96.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CFB53C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(207, 181, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 60%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 71%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.6%, 71%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.96, -3.70, 61.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.96, 62.04, 93.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.43% -0.0162 0.1377) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.43% 0.139 96.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.0737, 46.6416, 11.0080) |
| Luminance | 0.4664 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 3.29
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 3.36
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 3.43
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 3.68
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 4.34
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CFB53C #3C56CF
analogous
#CF6C3C #CFB53C #9FCF3C
triadic
#CFB53C #3CCFB5 #B53CCF
tetradic
#CFB53C #3CCF6C #3C56CF #CF3C9F
square
#CFB53C #3CCF6C #3C56CF #CF3C9F
split-complementary
#CFB53C #3C9FCF #6C3CCF
monochromatic
#74651D #A58F29 #CFB53C #DBC86D #E7DA9E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.03
#CFB53C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.33
#CFB53C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CFB53C
10.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CFB53C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CFB53C | 1.00 | 2.03 | 10.33 | 10.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7B12A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CEB943
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DFA79D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cfb53c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(207, 181, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.4% 0.139 96.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e2ca79',
500: '#cfb53c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cfb53c; $custom-light: #e2ca79; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cfb53c",
"rgb": {
"r": 207,
"g": 181,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.388,
"s": 60.494,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7743,
"c": 0.13867,
"h": 96.7
},
"luminance": 0.46639
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CFB53C
secondary
#939FD3
accent
#60E444
background
#FEFCF7
surface
#FDF8EE
border
#D5D1C9
text
#16130A
muted
#84827C