#CFCC51#CFCC51
#CFCC51 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.570; OKLCH L 82.4% C 0.144 H 107.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CFCC51 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(207, 204, 81) |
| HSL | hsl(59, 57%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(59, 61%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.4%, 60.9%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.21, -14.28, 59.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.21, 61.52, 103.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.44% -0.044 0.1366) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.44% 0.144 107.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.8118, 57.0467, 16.2229) |
| Luminance | 0.5705 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 4.95
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 5.02
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 5.26
Piss Yellow
#DDD618
ΔE00 5.72
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 5.85
Baby Puke Green
#B6C406
ΔE00 5.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CFCC51 #5154CF
analogous
#CF8D51 #CFCC51 #93CF51
triadic
#CFCC51 #51CFCC #CC51CF
tetradic
#CFCC51 #51CF8D #5154CF #CF5193
square
#CFCC51 #51CF8D #5154CF #CF5193
split-complementary
#CFCC51 #5193CF #8D51CF
monochromatic
#828024 #B2AF31 #CFCC51 #DCDA81 #E9E8B1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.69
#CFCC51 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.41
#CFCC51 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CFCC51
12.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CFCC51 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CFCC51 | 1.00 | 1.69 | 12.41 | 12.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DCC442
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DEC958
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DDC0B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C7C7C7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cfcc51; /* rgb */ color: rgb(207, 204, 81); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.4% 0.144 107.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e1db87',
500: '#cfcc51',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cfcc51; $custom-light: #e1db87; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cfcc51",
"rgb": {
"r": 207,
"g": 204,
"b": 81
},
"hsl": {
"h": 58.571,
"s": 56.757,
"l": 56.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82443,
"c": 0.14355,
"h": 107.8
},
"luminance": 0.57045
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CFCC51
secondary
#3B3D89
accent
#4BE048
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FCFBF3
border
#D5D4CD
text
#16140C
muted
#84837F