#CFBC51#CFBC51
#CFBC51 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.498; OKLCH L 79.1% C 0.128 H 99.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CFBC51 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(207, 188, 81) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 57%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 61%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.2%, 60.9%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.96, -6.11, 55.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.96, 55.56, 96.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.07% -0.0207 0.1268) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.07% 0.128 99.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.2024, 49.8279, 15.0197) |
| Luminance | 0.4983 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 5.38
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.49
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 5.63
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.74
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 5.80
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 5.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CFBC51 #5164CF
analogous
#CF7D51 #CFBC51 #A3CF51
triadic
#CFBC51 #51CFBC #BC51CF
tetradic
#CFBC51 #51CF7D #5164CF #CF51A3
square
#CFBC51 #51CF7D #5164CF #CF51A3
split-complementary
#CFBC51 #51A3CF #7D51CF
monochromatic
#827424 #B29E31 #CFBC51 #DCCE81 #E9E1B1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.92
#CFBC51 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.97
#CFBC51 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CFBC51
10.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CFBC51 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CFBC51 | 1.00 | 1.92 | 10.97 | 10.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CDB745
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D2BE56
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DEAFA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cfbc51; /* rgb */ color: rgb(207, 188, 81); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.1% 0.128 99.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e1cf86',
500: '#cfbc51',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cfbc51; $custom-light: #e1cf86; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cfbc51",
"rgb": {
"r": 207,
"g": 188,
"b": 81
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.952,
"s": 56.757,
"l": 56.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79071,
"c": 0.12849,
"h": 99.3
},
"luminance": 0.49826
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CFBC51
secondary
#A4ACD8
accent
#5FE048
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FCF9F0
border
#D5D2CB
text
#16130B
muted
#84827C