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#CFCBAA Color

#CFCBAA is rgb(207, 203, 170) in RGB, hsl(54, 28%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 2%, 18%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Vanilla (#D1BEA8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CFCBAA
HEX#CFCBAA
RGBrgb(207, 203, 170)
HSLhsl(54, 28%, 74%)
HSVhsv(54, 18%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 2%, 18%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(83.7% 0.045 101.6)
LABlab(81.36% -2.62 17.07)
LCHlch(81.36% 17.26 98.71)

What #CFCBAA 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 #CFCBAA, 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.

#CFCBAA Channel Values

How #CFCBAA 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 203 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 54° · S 28% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 54° · S 18% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 2% · Y 18% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.64:1 vs white · 12.78:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CFCBAA 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 text1.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CFCBAA

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

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 #CFCBAA.

How #CFCBAA 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#CFCBAA
Protanopia#CCCCAA
Protanomaly#CDCBAA
Deuteranopia#CCCCAA
Deuteranomaly#CDCCAA
Tritanopia#D3C7C7
Tritanomaly#D1C9BC
Achromatopsia#CACACA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CFCBAA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cfcbaa: #CFCBAA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CFCBAA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cfcbaa': '#CFCBAA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.796, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_cfcbaa">#CFCBAA</color>
SVG fillfill="#CFCBAA"

More Yellow Colors

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

#CFCBAA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CFCBAA?

#CFCBAA is a light yellow — rgb(207, 203, 170) in RGB and hsl(54, 28%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Vanilla (#D1BEA8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.36.

What is the RGB value of #CFCBAA?

#CFCBAA is rgb(207, 203, 170) — red 207, green 203, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CFCBAA?

#CFCBAA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 2%, 18%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CFCBAA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CFCBAA scores 1.64:1 against white and 12.78:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CFCBAA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CFCBAA 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 wheat (#F5DEB3) at a CIE76 distance of 12.48, which is visibly different.

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