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#CFBE3A Color

#CFBE3A is rgb(207, 190, 58) in RGB, hsl(53, 61%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 8%, 72%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Antique Gold (#CFB53B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CFBE3A
HEX#CFBE3A
RGBrgb(207, 190, 58)
HSLhsl(53, 61%, 52%)
HSVhsv(53, 72%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 8%, 72%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(79.3% 0.147 101.8)
LABlab(76.71% -4.33 64.68)
LCHlch(76.71% 64.83 93.83)

What #CFBE3A 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 #CFBE3A, 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.

#CFBE3A Channel Values

How #CFBE3A 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 190 · B 588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 53° · S 61% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 53° · S 72% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 8% · Y 72% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.9:1 vs white · 11.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CFBE3A 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 text1.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CFBE3A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CFBE3A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CFBE3A; 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 #CFBE3A

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 #CFBE3A.

How #CFBE3A 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#CFBE3A
Protanopia#C1C13A
Protanomaly#C7C03A
Deuteranopia#C4C438
Deuteranomaly#C8C239
Tritanopia#D8B4B4
Tritanomaly#D4B893
Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CFBE3A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cfbe3a: #CFBE3A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CFBE3A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cfbe3a': '#CFBE3A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.745, blue: 0.227)
Android XML<color name="color_cfbe3a">#CFBE3A</color>
SVG fillfill="#CFBE3A"

More Yellow Colors

#CFBE3A sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CFBE3A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CFBE3A?

#CFBE3A is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(207, 190, 58) in RGB and hsl(53, 61%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Antique Gold (#CFB53B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.65.

What is the RGB value of #CFBE3A?

#CFBE3A is rgb(207, 190, 58) — red 207, green 190, and blue 58 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CFBE3A?

#CFBE3A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 8%, 72%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CFBE3A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CFBE3A scores 1.9:1 against white and 11.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CFBE3A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CFBE3A 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 goldenrod (#DAA520) at a CIE76 distance of 17.85, which is visibly different.

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