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#CFBB63 Color

#CFBB63 is rgb(207, 187, 99) in RGB, hsl(49, 53%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 10%, 52%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vegas Gold (#C5B358), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.52. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CFBB63
HEX#CFBB63
RGBrgb(207, 187, 99)
HSLhsl(49, 53%, 60%)
HSVhsv(49, 52%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 10%, 52%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(79.1% 0.111 96.8)
LABlab(76.23% -0.92 46.73)
LCHlch(76.23% 46.74 91.13)

What #CFBB63 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 #CFBB63, 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.

#CFBB63 Channel Values

How #CFBB63 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 187 · B 998-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 49° · S 53% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 49° · S 52% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 10% · Y 52% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.92:1 vs white · 10.94:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CFBB63 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 text1.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CFBB63 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CFBB63

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CFBB63; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #CFBB63

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 #CFBB63.

How #CFBB63 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#CFBB63
Protanopia#BFBF63
Protanomaly#C5BD63
Deuteranopia#C2C262
Deuteranomaly#C7BF62
Tritanopia#D6B3B3
Tritanomaly#D3B699
Achromatopsia#BBBBBB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CFBB63 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cfbb63: #CFBB63;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CFBB63;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cfbb63': '#CFBB63' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.733, blue: 0.388)
Android XML<color name="color_cfbb63">#CFBB63</color>
SVG fillfill="#CFBB63"

More Yellow Colors

#CFBB63 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CFBB63 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CFBB63?

#CFBB63 is a light yellow — rgb(207, 187, 99) in RGB and hsl(49, 53%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vegas Gold (#C5B358), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.52.

What is the RGB value of #CFBB63?

#CFBB63 is rgb(207, 187, 99) — red 207, green 187, and blue 99 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CFBB63?

#CFBB63 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 10%, 52%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CFBB63 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CFBB63 scores 1.92:1 against white and 10.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CFBB63 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CFBB63 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 9.28, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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