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#CFBA54 Color

#CFBA54 is rgb(207, 186, 84) in RGB, hsl(50, 56%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 10%, 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 5.85. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CFBA54
HEX#CFBA54
RGBrgb(207, 186, 84)
HSLhsl(50, 56%, 57%)
HSVhsv(50, 59%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 10%, 59%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(78.7% 0.124 97.8)
LABlab(75.84% -1.27 53.26)
LCHlch(75.84% 53.27 91.37)

What #CFBA54 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 #CFBA54, 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.

#CFBA54 Channel Values

How #CFBA54 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 186 · B 848-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 50° · S 56% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 50° · S 59% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 10% · Y 59% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.94:1 vs white · 10.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CFBA54 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 text1.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CFBA54 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CFBA54

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CFBA54; 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 #CFBA54

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 #CFBA54.

How #CFBA54 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#CFBA54
Protanopia#BEBE54
Protanomaly#C5BC54
Deuteranopia#C1C152
Deuteranomaly#C7BE53
Tritanopia#D6B1B1
Tritanomaly#D3B595
Achromatopsia#BABABA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CFBA54 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cfba54: #CFBA54;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CFBA54;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cfba54': '#CFBA54' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.729, blue: 0.329)
Android XML<color name="color_cfba54">#CFBA54</color>
SVG fillfill="#CFBA54"

More Yellow Colors

#CFBA54 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CFBA54 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CFBA54?

#CFBA54 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(207, 186, 84) in RGB and hsl(50, 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 5.85.

What is the RGB value of #CFBA54?

#CFBA54 is rgb(207, 186, 84) — red 207, green 186, and blue 84 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CFBA54?

#CFBA54 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 10%, 59%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CFBA54 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CFBA54 scores 1.94:1 against white and 10.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CFBA54 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CFBA54 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 14.86, which is visibly different.

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