#CFCA51#CFCA51
#CFCA51 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.561; OKLCH L 82.0% C 0.142 H 106.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CFCA51 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(207, 202, 81) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 57%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 61%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.4%, 60.9%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.67, -13.27, 59.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.67, 60.74, 102.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.02% -0.0411 0.1354) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.02% 0.142 106.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.3395, 56.1021, 16.0654) |
| Luminance | 0.5610 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 4.82
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 4.84
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 5.07
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 5.71
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 5.89
Piss Yellow
#DDD618
ΔE00 5.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CFCA51 #5156CF
analogous
#CF8B51 #CFCA51 #95CF51
triadic
#CFCA51 #51CFCA #CA51CF
tetradic
#CFCA51 #51CF8B #5156CF #CF5195
square
#CFCA51 #51CF8B #5156CF #CF5195
split-complementary
#CFCA51 #5195CF #8B51CF
monochromatic
#827E24 #B2AD31 #CFCA51 #DCD981 #E9E7B1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.72
#CFCA51 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.22
#CFCA51 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CFCA51
12.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CFCA51 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CFCA51 | 1.00 | 1.72 | 12.22 | 12.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DAC343
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DCC858
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DDBEB0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C5C5C5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cfca51; /* rgb */ color: rgb(207, 202, 81); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.0% 0.142 106.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e1d987',
500: '#cfca51',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cfca51; $custom-light: #e1d987; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cfca51",
"rgb": {
"r": 207,
"g": 202,
"b": 81
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.619,
"s": 56.757,
"l": 56.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82018,
"c": 0.14153,
"h": 106.9
},
"luminance": 0.56101
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CFCA51
secondary
#3B3E89
accent
#4EE048
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FCFBF3
border
#D5D4CD
text
#16140C
muted
#84837F