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#CFC03A Color

#CFC03A is rgb(207, 192, 58) in RGB, hsl(54, 61%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 7%, 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 6.86. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CFC03A
HEX#CFC03A
RGBrgb(207, 192, 58)
HSLhsl(54, 61%, 52%)
HSVhsv(54, 72%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 7%, 72%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(79.7% 0.149 102.8)
LABlab(77.24% -5.31 65.17)
LCHlch(77.24% 65.38 94.65)

What #CFC03A 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 #CFC03A, 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.

#CFC03A Channel Values

How #CFC03A 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 192 · B 588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 54° · S 61% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 54° · S 72% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 7% · Y 72% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.87:1 vs white · 11.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CFC03A 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 text1.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CFC03A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CFC03A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CFC03A; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #CFC03A

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 #CFC03A.

How #CFC03A 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#CFC03A
Protanopia#C3C33A
Protanomaly#C8C23A
Deuteranopia#C5C538
Deuteranomaly#C9C339
Tritanopia#D8B6B6
Tritanomaly#D4BA94
Achromatopsia#BEBEBE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CFC03A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cfc03a: #CFC03A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CFC03A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cfc03a': '#CFC03A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.753, blue: 0.227)
Android XML<color name="color_cfc03a">#CFC03A</color>
SVG fillfill="#CFC03A"

More Yellow Colors

#CFC03A sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CFC03A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CFC03A?

#CFC03A is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(207, 192, 58) in RGB and hsl(54, 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 6.86.

What is the RGB value of #CFC03A?

#CFC03A is rgb(207, 192, 58) — red 207, green 192, and blue 58 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CFC03A?

#CFC03A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 7%, 72%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CFC03A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CFC03A scores 1.87:1 against white and 11.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CFC03A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CFC03A 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 18.82, which is visibly different.

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