#CFB559#CFB559
#CFB559 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.470; OKLCH L 77.7% C 0.116 H 93.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CFB559 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(207, 181, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 55%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 57%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.6%, 57%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.21, -1.88, 49.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.21, 49.58, 92.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.71% -0.0076 0.1156) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.71% 0.116 93.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.0610, 47.0365, 16.2074) |
| Luminance | 0.4703 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.61
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.94
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.53
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.67
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.72
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CFB559 #5973CF
analogous
#CF7A59 #CFB559 #AECF59
triadic
#CFB559 #59CFB5 #B559CF
tetradic
#CFB559 #59CF7A #5973CF #CF59AE
square
#CFB559 #59CF7A #5973CF #CF59AE
split-complementary
#CFB559 #59AECF #7A59CF
monochromatic
#877227 #B69A35 #CFB559 #DDCA88 #EADFB8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.02
#CFB559 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.41
#CFB559 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CFB559
10.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CFB559 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CFB559 | 1.00 | 2.02 | 10.41 | 10.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C5B250
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CCBA5D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DEA9A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cfb559; /* rgb */ color: rgb(207, 181, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.7% 0.116 93.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e0ca8b',
500: '#cfb559',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cfb559; $custom-light: #e0ca8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cfb559",
"rgb": {
"r": 207,
"g": 181,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.78,
"s": 55.14,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77711,
"c": 0.11589,
"h": 93.8
},
"luminance": 0.47034
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CFB559
secondary
#AAB5D9
accent
#6ADE49
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FCF8F0
border
#D5D1CB
text
#16130C
muted
#84827D