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#CFC22A Color

#CFC22A is rgb(207, 194, 42) in RGB, hsl(55, 66%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 6%, 80%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Antique Gold (#CFB53B), visibly different at ΔE 11.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CFC22A
HEX#CFC22A
RGBrgb(207, 194, 42)
HSLhsl(55, 66%, 49%)
HSVhsv(55, 80%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 6%, 80%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(80% 0.159 104.2)
LABlab(77.70% -6.73 70.59)
LCHlch(77.70% 70.91 95.44)

What #CFC22A 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 #CFC22A, 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.

#CFC22A Channel Values

How #CFC22A 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 194 · B 428-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 55° · S 66% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 55° · S 80% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 6% · Y 80% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.84:1 vs white · 11.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CFC22A 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 text1.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CFC22A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CFC22A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CFC22A; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CFC22A

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 #CFC22A.

How #CFC22A 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#CFC22A
Protanopia#C4C42A
Protanomaly#C9C32A
Deuteranopia#C6C628
Deuteranomaly#CAC529
Tritanopia#D8B7B7
Tritanomaly#D5BC93
Achromatopsia#BFBFBF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CFC22A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cfc22a: #CFC22A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CFC22A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cfc22a': '#CFC22A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.761, blue: 0.165)
Android XML<color name="color_cfc22a">#CFC22A</color>
SVG fillfill="#CFC22A"

More Yellow Colors

#CFC22A sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CFC22A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CFC22A?

#CFC22A is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(207, 194, 42) in RGB and hsl(55, 66%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Antique Gold (#CFB53B), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.4.

What is the RGB value of #CFC22A?

#CFC22A is rgb(207, 194, 42) — red 207, green 194, and blue 42 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CFC22A?

#CFC22A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 6%, 80%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CFC22A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CFC22A scores 1.84:1 against white and 11.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CFC22A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CFC22A 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 20.07, which is visibly different.

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