What color is #CFA625?

#CFA625 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Mustard Seed. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFA625?

The RGB value is 207, 166, 37: 207 red, 166 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFA625?

The complementary color is #254ECF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFA625?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFA625 color

#CFA625 rgb(207, 166, 37)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #CFA625 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 65.1% green and 14.5% blue (207, 166, 37).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 70% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 82% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Mustard Seed (#C69F26), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.13:1).

#CFA625 color codes

HEX	`#CFA625`
RGB	`rgb(207, 166, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 65.1%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 70%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 82%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 82%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.95, 3.31, 66.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.95, 66.25, 87.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.705, 40.674, 7.51)`
Decimal	`13608485`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFA625, 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 #CFA625	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFA625 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.13:1	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 #CFA625 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfa625; }
.text { color: #cfa625; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfa625; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 166 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfa625, #a3cf25); }

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Questions

What color is #CFA625?: #CFA625 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Mustard Seed. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFA625?: The RGB value is 207, 166, 37: 207 red, 166 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFA625?: The complementary color is #254ECF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFA625?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.