#CFDA2F Color

#CFDA2F is rgb(207, 218, 47) in RGB, hsl(64, 70%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(5%, 0%, 78%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pear (#D1E231), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CFDA2F

HEX#CFDA2F

RGBrgb(207, 218, 47)

HSLhsl(64, 70%, 52%)

HSVhsv(64, 78%, 85%)

CMYKcmyk(5%, 0%, 78%, 15%)

OKLCHoklch(85.2% 0.179 113.5)

LABlab(84.13% -17.90 74.65)

LCHlch(84.13% 76.76 103.49)

What #CFDA2F 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 #CFDA2F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pear#D1E231ΔE 3.92 Maximum Green Yellow#D9E650ΔE 7.77 Bitter Lemon#CAE00DΔE 8.72 Acid Green#B0BF1AΔE 10.84 Peridot#E6E200ΔE 12.78 Icterine#FCF75EΔE 13.62

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#CFDA2F Channel Values

How #CFDA2F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 207 · G 218 · B 47	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 64° · S 70% · L 52%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 64° · S 78% · V 85%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 5% · M 0% · Y 78% · K 15%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.53:1 vs white · 13.72:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CFDA2F 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 text1.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text13.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CFDA2F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CFDA2F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CFDA2F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #CFDA2F

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 #CFDA2F.

How #CFDA2F 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#CFDA2F

Protanopia#D8D82F

Protanomaly#D5D92F

Deuteranopia#D6D631

Deuteranomaly#D4D830

Tritanopia#DBCECE

Tritanomaly#D6D3A6

Achromatopsia#D1D1D1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CFDA2F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cfda2f: #CFDA2F;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CFDA2F;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cfda2f': '#CFDA2F' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.855, blue: 0.184)

Android XML<color name="color_cfda2f">#CFDA2F</color>

SVG fillfill="#CFDA2F"

More Yellow Colors

#CFDA2F sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

181807 fffff5 1b1404 fffff0 1f1f00 ffffeb 242400 ffffe5 2a2913 ffffe0 2b2003 ffffd6 573a00 856514 b0a94f cc9900 e0e000 edeae0 f2f1e3 f8f3c9 fcfce8 ffcc00 fff000 ffff0f

#CFDA2F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CFDA2F?

#CFDA2F is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(207, 218, 47) in RGB and hsl(64, 70%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pear (#D1E231), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.92.

What is the RGB value of #CFDA2F?

#CFDA2F is rgb(207, 218, 47) — red 207, green 218, and blue 47 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CFDA2F?

#CFDA2F converts to approximately cmyk(5%, 0%, 78%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CFDA2F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CFDA2F scores 1.53:1 against white and 13.72:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CFDA2F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CFDA2F 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 19.14, which is visibly different.

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