#CFB53F#CFB53F
#CFB53F is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.467; OKLCH L 77.5% C 0.137 H 96.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CFB53F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(207, 181, 63) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 60%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 70%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.6%, 69.6%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.98, -3.55, 60.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.98, 60.88, 93.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.45% -0.0155 0.1358) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.45% 0.137 96.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.1553, 46.6742, 11.4376) |
| Luminance | 0.4667 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 3.60
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 3.64
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 3.71
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 3.77
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.58
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 4.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CFB53F #3F59CF
analogous
#CF6D3F #CFB53F #A1CF3F
triadic
#CFB53F #3FCFB5 #B53FCF
tetradic
#CFB53F #3FCF6D #3F59CF #CF3FA1
square
#CFB53F #3FCF6D #3F59CF #CF3FA1
split-complementary
#CFB53F #3FA1CF #6D3FCF
monochromatic
#76661E #A7902A #CFB53F #DBC870 #E7DBA1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.03
#CFB53F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.33
#CFB53F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CFB53F
10.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CFB53F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CFB53F | 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)
#C7B12E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CEB946
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DFA79D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cfb53f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(207, 181, 63); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.5% 0.137 96.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e1ca7b',
500: '#cfb53f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cfb53f; $custom-light: #e1ca7b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cfb53f",
"rgb": {
"r": 207,
"g": 181,
"b": 63
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.167,
"s": 60,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77453,
"c": 0.13667,
"h": 96.5
},
"luminance": 0.46672
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CFB53F
secondary
#96A1D4
accent
#61E345
background
#FEFCF7
surface
#FDF8EE
border
#D5D1C9
text
#16130A
muted
#84827C