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#CFD26A Color

#CFD26A is rgb(207, 210, 106) in RGB, hsl(62, 54%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(1%, 0%, 50%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Straw (#E4D96F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CFD26A
HEX#CFD26A
RGBrgb(207, 210, 106)
HSLhsl(62, 54%, 62%)
HSVhsv(62, 50%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(1%, 0%, 50%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(84% 0.128 110.3)
LABlab(82.36% -11.59 50.49)
LCHlch(82.36% 51.81 102.92)

What #CFD26A 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 #CFD26A, 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.

#CFD26A Channel Values

How #CFD26A 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 210 · B 1068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 62° · S 54% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 62° · S 50% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 1% · M 0% · Y 50% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.61:1 vs white · 13.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CFD26A 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 text1.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CFD26A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CFD26A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CFD26A; 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 #CFD26A

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 #CFD26A.

How #CFD26A 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#CFD26A
Protanopia#D1D16A
Protanomaly#D1D26A
Deuteranopia#D1D16A
Deuteranomaly#D0D16A
Tritanopia#D8C9C9
Tritanomaly#D5CCAB
Achromatopsia#CCCCCC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CFD26A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cfd26a: #CFD26A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CFD26A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cfd26a': '#CFD26A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.824, blue: 0.416)
Android XML<color name="color_cfd26a">#CFD26A</color>
SVG fillfill="#CFD26A"

More Yellow Colors

#CFD26A sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CFD26A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CFD26A?

#CFD26A is a light yellow — rgb(207, 210, 106) in RGB and hsl(62, 54%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Straw (#E4D96F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.97.

What is the RGB value of #CFD26A?

#CFD26A is rgb(207, 210, 106) — red 207, green 210, and blue 106 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CFD26A?

#CFD26A converts to approximately cmyk(1%, 0%, 50%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CFD26A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CFD26A scores 1.61:1 against white and 13.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CFD26A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CFD26A 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 11.61, which is visibly different.

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