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#cfc256 color: Sulphur Yellow

#cfc256 is rgb(207, 194, 86) in RGB and oklch(80.378% 0.12959 102.486) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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54°
100%

80.4%
0.130
102°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Sand
  • 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 #cfc256

#cfc256 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 80.4% lightness, 0.13 chroma and a hue of 102°.

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: #cfc256 mixed with white

  1. cfc256
  2. d4c86a
  3. d8cf7d
  4. ddd58e
  5. e2db9f
  6. e6e1b0
  7. ebe7c0
  8. f0edd0
  9. f5f3e0
  10. faf9ef

Darker: #cfc256 mixed with black

  1. cfc256
  2. b4a84a
  3. 998f3e
  4. 7f7732
  5. 676027
  6. 4f491c
  7. 383412
  8. 232008
  9. 100e02
  10. 020200

Calmer: #cfc256 with less saturation

  1. cfc256
  2. cdc264
  3. ccc270
  4. cac27c
  5. c8c187
  6. c6c191
  7. c5c19b
  8. c3c0a4
  9. c2c0ad
  10. c0bfb6

Questions about #cfc256

What color is #cfc256?

#cfc256 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Sulphur Yellow. In RGB it is rgb(207, 194, 86), in HSL hsl(53.55, 55.76%, 57.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(80.378% 0.12959 102.486).

What colors go well with #cfc256?

The complementary color of #cfc256 is #b3b4ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f2b158 and #9fd177. The triadic partners are #47d1fb and #f89cd6.

Is white or black text more readable on #cfc256?

Black text reads better on #cfc256: 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 #cfc256 a warm or cool color?

#cfc256 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 102 degrees, its lightness 80.4% and its chroma 0.13.