What color is #CFA730?

#CFA730 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Metallic Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFA730?

The RGB value is 207, 167, 48: 207 red, 167 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFA730?

The complementary color is #3058CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFA730?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFA730 color

#CFA730 rgb(207, 167, 48)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #CFA730 is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 65.5% green and 18.8% blue (207, 167, 48).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 62% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 77% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#D4AF37), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.22:1).

#CFA730 color codes

HEX	`#CFA730`
RGB	`rgb(207, 167, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 65.5%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 62%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 77%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 77%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.26, 3.16, 62.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.26, 62.92, 87.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.087, 41.119, 8.621)`
Decimal	`13608752`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFA730, 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 #CFA730	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFA730 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.22:1	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 #CFA730 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfa730; }
.text { color: #cfa730; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfa730; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 167 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfa730, #a8cf30); }

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Questions

What color is #CFA730?: #CFA730 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Metallic Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFA730?: The RGB value is 207, 167, 48: 207 red, 167 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFA730?: The complementary color is #3058CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFA730?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.