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#CFC554 Color

#CFC554 is rgb(207, 197, 84) in RGB, hsl(55, 56%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 5%, 59%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Arylide Yellow (#E9D66B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CFC554
HEX#CFC554
RGBrgb(207, 197, 84)
HSLhsl(55, 56%, 57%)
HSVhsv(55, 59%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 5%, 59%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(81% 0.134 104.3)
LABlab(78.72% -6.64 56.35)
LCHlch(78.72% 56.74 96.72)

What #CFC554 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 #CFC554, 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.

#CFC554 Channel Values

How #CFC554 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 197 · B 848-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 55° · S 56% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 55° · S 59% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 5% · Y 59% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.78:1 vs white · 11.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CFC554 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 text1.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CFC554 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CFC554

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CFC554; 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 #CFC554

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 #CFC554.

How #CFC554 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#CFC554
Protanopia#C7C754
Protanomaly#CAC654
Deuteranopia#C8C853
Deuteranomaly#CBC753
Tritanopia#D8BBBB
Tritanomaly#D4BF9D
Achromatopsia#C2C2C2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CFC554 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cfc554: #CFC554;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CFC554;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cfc554': '#CFC554' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.773, blue: 0.329)
Android XML<color name="color_cfc554">#CFC554</color>
SVG fillfill="#CFC554"

More Yellow Colors

#CFC554 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CFC554 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CFC554?

#CFC554 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(207, 197, 84) in RGB and hsl(55, 56%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Arylide Yellow (#E9D66B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.06.

What is the RGB value of #CFC554?

#CFC554 is rgb(207, 197, 84) — red 207, green 197, and blue 84 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CFC554?

#CFC554 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 5%, 59%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CFC554 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CFC554 scores 1.78:1 against white and 11.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CFC554 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CFC554 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 khaki (#F0E68C) at a CIE76 distance of 16.5, which is visibly different.

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