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#CFAD63 Color

#CFAD63 is rgb(207, 173, 99) in RGB, hsl(41, 53%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 16%, 52%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Aztec Gold (#C39953), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.73. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CFAD63
HEX#CFAD63
RGBrgb(207, 173, 99)
HSLhsl(41, 53%, 60%)
HSVhsv(41, 52%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 16%, 52%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(76.2% 0.101 85.3)
LABlab(72.63% 6.08 42.52)
LCHlch(72.63% 42.95 81.87)

What #CFAD63 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #CFAD63, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#CFAD63 Channel Values

How #CFAD63 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 207 · G 173 · B 998-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 41° · S 53% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 41° · S 52% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 16% · Y 52% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.14:1 vs white · 9.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CFAD63 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CFAD63 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CFAD63

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CFAD63; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CFAD63

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CFAD63.

How #CFAD63 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CFAD63
Protanopia#B3B363
Protanomaly#BFB163
Deuteranopia#B9B961
Deuteranomaly#C2B462
Tritanopia#D4A6A6
Tritanomaly#D2A990
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CFAD63 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-cfad63: #CFAD63;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CFAD63;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cfad63': '#CFAD63' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.678, blue: 0.388)
Android XML<color name="color_cfad63">#CFAD63</color>
SVG fillfill="#CFAD63"

More Yellow Colors

#CFAD63 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CFAD63 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CFAD63?

#CFAD63 is a light yellow — rgb(207, 173, 99) in RGB and hsl(41, 53%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Aztec Gold (#C39953), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.73.

What is the RGB value of #CFAD63?

#CFAD63 is rgb(207, 173, 99) — red 207, green 173, and blue 99 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CFAD63?

#CFAD63 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 16%, 52%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CFAD63 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CFAD63 scores 2.14:1 against white and 9.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CFAD63 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CFAD63 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkkhaki (#BDB76B) at a CIE76 distance of 12.37, which is visibly different.

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