#CFBB59#CFBB59
#CFBB59 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.495; OKLCH L 79.0% C 0.121 H 97.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CFBB59 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(207, 187, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 55%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 57%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.7%, 57%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.78, -5.02, 51.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.78, 51.59, 95.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.95% -0.0167 0.1195) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.95% 0.121 97.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.3073, 49.5292, 16.6228) |
| Luminance | 0.4953 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.85
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.56
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.88
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 6.45
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 6.52
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 6.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CFBB59 #596DCF
analogous
#CF8059 #CFBB59 #A8CF59
triadic
#CFBB59 #59CFBB #BB59CF
tetradic
#CFBB59 #59CF80 #596DCF #CF59A8
square
#CFBB59 #59CF80 #596DCF #CF59A8
split-complementary
#CFBB59 #59A8CF #8059CF
monochromatic
#877627 #B6A035 #CFBB59 #DDCE88 #EAE2B8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.93
#CFBB59 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.91
#CFBB59 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CFBB59
10.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CFBB59 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CFBB59 | 1.00 | 1.93 | 10.91 | 10.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CBB74F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D0BE5E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DEAFA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cfbb59; /* rgb */ color: rgb(207, 187, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.0% 0.121 97.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e0cf8b',
500: '#cfbb59',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cfbb59; $custom-light: #e0cf8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cfbb59",
"rgb": {
"r": 207,
"g": 187,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.831,
"s": 55.14,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7895,
"c": 0.12068,
"h": 97.9
},
"luminance": 0.49527
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CFBB59
secondary
#AAB2D9
accent
#63DE49
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FCF9F0
border
#D5D2CB
text
#16130C
muted
#84827D