#CFB53E#CFB53E
#CFB53E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.467; OKLCH L 77.4% C 0.137 H 96.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CFB53E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(207, 181, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 60%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 70%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.6%, 70%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.97, -3.60, 61.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.97, 61.27, 93.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.44% -0.0157 0.1364) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.44% 0.137 96.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.1276, 46.6632, 11.2917) |
| Luminance | 0.4666 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 3.50
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 3.55
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 3.62
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 3.74
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.50
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 4.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CFB53E #3E58CF
analogous
#CF6C3E #CFB53E #A1CF3E
triadic
#CFB53E #3ECFB5 #B53ECF
tetradic
#CFB53E #3ECF6C #3E58CF #CF3EA1
square
#CFB53E #3ECF6C #3E58CF #CF3EA1
split-complementary
#CFB53E #3EA1CF #6C3ECF
monochromatic
#75661D #A69029 #CFB53E #DBC86F #E7DBA0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.03
#CFB53E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.33
#CFB53E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CFB53E
10.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CFB53E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CFB53E | 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)
#C7B12D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CEB945
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DFA79D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cfb53e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(207, 181, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.4% 0.137 96.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e1ca7a',
500: '#cfb53e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cfb53e; $custom-light: #e1ca7a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cfb53e",
"rgb": {
"r": 207,
"g": 181,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.241,
"s": 60.166,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77445,
"c": 0.13735,
"h": 96.6
},
"luminance": 0.46661
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CFB53E
secondary
#95A0D4
accent
#61E344
background
#FEFCF7
surface
#FDF8EE
border
#D5D1C9
text
#16130A
muted
#84827C