What color is #CFAC47?

#CFAC47 is a moderate orange known as Haystack. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Haystack?

The RGB value is 207, 172, 71: 207 red, 172 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Haystack?

The complementary color is #476ACF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFAC47?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Haystack color: hex code #CFAC47

#CFAC47 rgb(207, 172, 71)

Shades of yellow

Haystack has the hex code #CFAC47. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 67.5% green and 27.8% blue (207, 172, 71).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 59% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 66% yellow and 19% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.65:1).

Haystack (#CFAC47) color codes

HEX	`#CFAC47`
RGB	`rgb(207, 172, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 67.5%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 59%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 66%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 66%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.71, 1.64, 55.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.71, 55.06, 88.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.624, 43.228, 12.111)`
Decimal	`13610055`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Haystack, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #CFAC47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFAC47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #CFAC47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfac47; }
.text { color: #cfac47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfac47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 172 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfac47, #aecf47); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #CFAC47 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CFAC47?: #CFAC47 is a moderate orange known as Haystack. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Haystack?: The RGB value is 207, 172, 71: 207 red, 172 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Haystack?: The complementary color is #476ACF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFAC47?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.