#CFC851#CFC851
#CFC851 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.552; OKLCH L 81.6% C 0.140 H 105.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CFC851 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(207, 200, 81) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 57%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 61%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.4%, 60.9%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.14, -12.26, 58.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.14, 59.96, 101.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.59% -0.0383 0.1342) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.59% 0.14 105.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.8732, 55.1696, 15.9100) |
| Luminance | 0.5517 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 4.76
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 4.78
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 4.95
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 5.47
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 5.95
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 5.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CFC851 #5158CF
analogous
#CF8951 #CFC851 #97CF51
triadic
#CFC851 #51CFC8 #C851CF
tetradic
#CFC851 #51CF89 #5158CF #CF5197
square
#CFC851 #51CF89 #5158CF #CF5197
split-complementary
#CFC851 #5197CF #8951CF
monochromatic
#827D24 #B2AB31 #CFC851 #DCD781 #E9E6B1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.75
#CFC851 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.03
#CFC851 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CFC851
12.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CFC851 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CFC851 | 1.00 | 1.75 | 12.03 | 12.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D8C143
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DBC658
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DDBCAF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cfc851; /* rgb */ color: rgb(207, 200, 81); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.6% 0.140 105.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e1d887',
500: '#cfc851',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cfc851; $custom-light: #e1d887; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cfc851",
"rgb": {
"r": 207,
"g": 200,
"b": 81
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.667,
"s": 56.757,
"l": 56.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81594,
"c": 0.13954,
"h": 105.9
},
"luminance": 0.55168
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CFC851
secondary
#3B3F89
accent
#50E048
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FCFBF3
border
#D5D4CD
text
#16140C
muted
#84837F