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#cfba40 color: Yellowstone

#cfba40 is rgb(207, 186, 64) in RGB and oklch(78.5% 0.13979 99.323) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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51°
100%

78.5%
0.140
99°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sand
  • yellow-500
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.95:1Hard to read
Lc -42
Black text
10.75:1Readable · AA
Lc 66

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About #cfba40

#cfba40 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 78.5% lightness, 0.14 chroma and a hue of 99°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.95:1 contrast and black text 10.75:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Yellowstone (#ceb736). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #cfba40 mixed with white

  1. cfba40
  2. d4c15a
  3. d8c86f
  4. ddcf83
  5. e2d696
  6. e6dda8
  7. ebe4ba
  8. f0ebcb
  9. f5f2dd
  10. faf8ee

Darker: #cfba40 mixed with black

  1. cfba40
  2. b4a136
  3. 99892d
  4. 7f7224
  5. 675c1b
  6. 4f4613
  7. 38320b
  8. 231e05
  9. 100d01
  10. 020200

Calmer: #cfba40 with less saturation

  1. cfba40
  2. cdba52
  3. caba61
  4. c8ba6f
  5. c6ba7b
  6. c4ba86
  7. c1ba91
  8. bfba9c
  9. bdbaa6
  10. bbb9af

Questions about #cfba40

What color is #cfba40?

#cfba40 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Yellowstone. In RGB it is rgb(207, 186, 64), in HSL hsl(51.19, 59.83%, 53.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(78.5% 0.13979 99.323).

What colors go well with #cfba40?

The complementary color of #cfba40 is #a7afff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f2a748 and #9cca65. The triadic partners are #15cdf6 and #f394d6.

Is white or black text more readable on #cfba40?

Black text reads better on #cfba40: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and black gives 10.75:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #cfba40 a warm or cool color?

#cfba40 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 99 degrees, its lightness 78.5% and its chroma 0.14.