#CFC43E#CFC43E
#CFC43E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.531; OKLCH L 80.6% C 0.150 H 104.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CFC43E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(207, 196, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 60%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 70%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.3%, 70%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.93, -11.34, 65.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.93, 66.08, 99.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.59% -0.0377 0.1448) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.59% 0.15 104.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.3435, 53.0948, 12.3637) |
| Luminance | 0.5309 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 3.02
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 3.03
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 3.33
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 3.41
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 4.02
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 4.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CFC43E #3E49CF
analogous
#CF7B3E #CFC43E #92CF3E
triadic
#CFC43E #3ECFC4 #C43ECF
tetradic
#CFC43E #3ECF7B #3E49CF #CF3E92
square
#CFC43E #3ECF7B #3E49CF #CF3E92
split-complementary
#CFC43E #3E92CF #7B3ECF
monochromatic
#756F1D #A69D29 #CFC43E #DBD36F #E7E2A0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.81
#CFC43E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.62
#CFC43E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CFC43E
11.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CFC43E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CFC43E | 1.00 | 1.81 | 11.62 | 11.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D5BD29
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D9C347
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DEB7A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C1C1C1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cfc43e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(207, 196, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.6% 0.150 104.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e1d57c',
500: '#cfc43e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cfc43e; $custom-light: #e1d57c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cfc43e",
"rgb": {
"r": 207,
"g": 196,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.448,
"s": 60.166,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80586,
"c": 0.1496,
"h": 104.6
},
"luminance": 0.53093
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CFC43E
secondary
#33397E
accent
#51E344
background
#FEFEFB
surface
#FDFBF2
border
#D5D4CC
text
#16140A
muted
#84837D