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#cfc255 color: Sulphur Yellow

#cfc255 is rgb(207, 194, 85) in RGB and oklch(80.368% 0.13046 102.545) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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54°
100%

80.4%
0.130
103°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amber
  • yellow-500
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.83:1Hard to read
Lc -38
Black text
11.50:1Readable · AA
Lc 70

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About #cfc255

#cfc255 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 80.4% lightness, 0.13 chroma and a hue of 103°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.83:1 contrast and black text 11.5:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Sulphur Yellow (#ccc050). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #cfc255 mixed with white

  1. cfc255
  2. d4c86a
  3. d8cf7c
  4. ddd58e
  5. e2db9f
  6. e6e1af
  7. ebe7bf
  8. f0edcf
  9. f5f3df
  10. faf9ef

Darker: #cfc255 mixed with black

  1. cfc255
  2. b4a849
  3. 998f3d
  4. 7f7731
  5. 676026
  6. 4f491c
  7. 383411
  8. 232008
  9. 100e02
  10. 020200

Calmer: #cfc255 with less saturation

  1. cfc255
  2. cdc263
  3. ccc270
  4. cac27b
  5. c8c186
  6. c6c190
  7. c5c19a
  8. c3c0a4
  9. c2c0ad
  10. c0bfb6

Questions about #cfc255

What color is #cfc255?

#cfc255 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Sulphur Yellow. In RGB it is rgb(207, 194, 85), in HSL hsl(53.61, 55.96%, 57.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(80.368% 0.13046 102.545).

What colors go well with #cfc255?

The complementary color of #cfc255 is #b3b4ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f2b157 and #9ed177. The triadic partners are #45d1fb and #f99cd6.

Is white or black text more readable on #cfc255?

Black text reads better on #cfc255: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and black gives 11.5:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #cfc255 a warm or cool color?

#cfc255 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 103 degrees, its lightness 80.4% and its chroma 0.13.