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#CFB854 Color

#CFB854 is rgb(207, 184, 84) in RGB, hsl(49, 56%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 11%, 59%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vegas Gold (#C5B358), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.31. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CFB854
HEX#CFB854
RGBrgb(207, 184, 84)
HSLhsl(49, 56%, 57%)
HSVhsv(49, 59%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 11%, 59%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(78.3% 0.123 96.5)
LABlab(75.32% -0.28 52.69)
LCHlch(75.32% 52.70 90.31)

What #CFB854 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 #CFB854, 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.

#CFB854 Channel Values

How #CFB854 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 184 · B 848-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 49° · S 56% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 49° · S 59% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 11% · Y 59% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.97:1 vs white · 10.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CFB854 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 text1.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CFB854 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CFB854

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CFB854; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CFB854

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 #CFB854.

How #CFB854 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#CFB854
Protanopia#BCBC54
Protanomaly#C4BB54
Deuteranopia#C0C052
Deuteranomaly#C6BD53
Tritanopia#D6AFAF
Tritanomaly#D3B393
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CFB854 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cfb854: #CFB854;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CFB854;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cfb854': '#CFB854' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.722, blue: 0.329)
Android XML<color name="color_cfb854">#CFB854</color>
SVG fillfill="#CFB854"

More Yellow Colors

#CFB854 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CFB854 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CFB854?

#CFB854 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(207, 184, 84) in RGB and hsl(49, 56%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vegas Gold (#C5B358), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.31.

What is the RGB value of #CFB854?

#CFB854 is rgb(207, 184, 84) — red 207, green 184, and blue 84 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CFB854?

#CFB854 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 11%, 59%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CFB854 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CFB854 scores 1.97:1 against white and 10.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CFB854 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CFB854 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 14.61, which is visibly different.

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