#CFC857#CFC857
#CFC857 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.553; OKLCH L 81.7% C 0.135 H 105.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CFC857 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(207, 200, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 56%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 58%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.4%, 58%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.19, -11.84, 56.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.19, 57.36, 101.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.65% -0.0364 0.1295) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.65% 0.135 105.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.1082, 55.2636, 17.1478) |
| Luminance | 0.5526 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 5.42
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 5.48
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 5.56
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 6.04
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 6.10
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 6.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CFC857 #575ECF
analogous
#CF8C57 #CFC857 #9ACF57
triadic
#CFC857 #57CFC8 #C857CF
tetradic
#CFC857 #57CF8C #575ECF #CF579A
square
#CFC857 #57CF8C #575ECF #CF579A
split-complementary
#CFC857 #579ACF #8C57CF
monochromatic
#858026 #B5AE34 #CFC857 #DDD887 #EAE7B6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.74
#CFC857 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.05
#CFC857 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CFC857
12.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CFC857 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CFC857 | 1.00 | 1.74 | 12.05 | 12.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D8C14B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DAC65D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DDBCAF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cfc857; /* rgb */ color: rgb(207, 200, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.7% 0.135 105.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e0d88a',
500: '#cfc857',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cfc857; $custom-light: #e0d88a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cfc857",
"rgb": {
"r": 207,
"g": 200,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.5,
"s": 55.556,
"l": 57.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81654,
"c": 0.13454,
"h": 105.7
},
"luminance": 0.55262
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CFC857
secondary
#3E428C
accent
#52DF49
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FCFBF4
border
#D5D4CE
text
#16140C
muted
#84837F