#CFBC59#CFBC59
#CFBC59 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.500; OKLCH L 79.2% C 0.122 H 98.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CFBC59 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(207, 188, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 55%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 57%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.2%, 57%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.04, -5.54, 51.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.04, 51.94, 96.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.16% -0.0182 0.1202) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.16% 0.122 98.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.5202, 49.9550, 16.6938) |
| Luminance | 0.4995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.84
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.51
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.25
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 6.41
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 6.60
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 6.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CFBC59 #596CCF
analogous
#CF8159 #CFBC59 #A7CF59
triadic
#CFBC59 #59CFBC #BC59CF
tetradic
#CFBC59 #59CF81 #596CCF #CF59A7
square
#CFBC59 #59CF81 #596CCF #CF59A7
split-complementary
#CFBC59 #59A7CF #8159CF
monochromatic
#877727 #B6A135 #CFBC59 #DDCF88 #EAE2B8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#CFBC59 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.99
#CFBC59 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CFBC59
10.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CFBC59 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CFBC59 | 1.00 | 1.91 | 10.99 | 10.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CCB84F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D1BE5E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DEB0A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cfbc59; /* rgb */ color: rgb(207, 188, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.2% 0.122 98.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e0cf8b',
500: '#cfbc59',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cfbc59; $custom-light: #e0cf8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cfbc59",
"rgb": {
"r": 207,
"g": 188,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.339,
"s": 55.14,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79158,
"c": 0.12153,
"h": 98.6
},
"luminance": 0.49953
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CFBC59
secondary
#AAB2D9
accent
#61DE49
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FCF9F0
border
#D5D2CB
text
#16130C
muted
#84827D