#CFC859#CFC859
#CFC859 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.553; OKLCH L 81.7% C 0.133 H 105.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CFC859 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(207, 200, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 55%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 57%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.4%, 57%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.21, -11.70, 55.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.21, 56.47, 101.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.68% -0.0358 0.1279) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.68% 0.133 105.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.1911, 55.2968, 17.5841) |
| Luminance | 0.5530 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 5.66
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 5.72
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 5.78
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 5.86
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 6.23
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 6.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CFC859 #5960CF
analogous
#CF8D59 #CFC859 #9BCF59
triadic
#CFC859 #59CFC8 #C859CF
tetradic
#CFC859 #59CF8D #5960CF #CF599B
square
#CFC859 #59CF8D #5960CF #CF599B
split-complementary
#CFC859 #599BCF #8D59CF
monochromatic
#878127 #B6AE35 #CFC859 #DDD888 #EAE7B8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.74
#CFC859 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.06
#CFC859 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CFC859
12.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CFC859 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CFC859 | 1.00 | 1.74 | 12.06 | 12.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D7C14D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DAC75F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DDBCB0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cfc859; /* rgb */ color: rgb(207, 200, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.7% 0.133 105.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e0d88c',
500: '#cfc859',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cfc859; $custom-light: #e0d88c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cfc859",
"rgb": {
"r": 207,
"g": 200,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.441,
"s": 55.14,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81675,
"c": 0.13279,
"h": 105.6
},
"luminance": 0.55295
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CFC859
secondary
#3F438E
accent
#52DE49
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FCFBF4
border
#D5D4CE
text
#16140C
muted
#84837F