What color is #CFA830?

#CFA830 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Metallic Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFA830?

The RGB value is 207, 168, 48: 207 red, 168 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFA830?

The complementary color is #3057CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFA830?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.3:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFA830 color

#CFA830 rgb(207, 168, 48)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #CFA830 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 65.9% green and 18.8% blue (207, 168, 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 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.3:1).

#CFA830 color codes

HEX	`#CFA830`
RGB	`rgb(207, 168, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 65.9%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 62%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 77%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 77%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.52, 2.63, 63.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.52, 63.14, 87.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.271, 41.487, 8.682)`
Decimal	`13609008`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFA830, 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 #CFA830	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFA830 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.3:1	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 #CFA830 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfa830; }
.text { color: #cfa830; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfa830; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 168 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfa830, #a7cf30); }

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Questions

What color is #CFA830?: #CFA830 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Metallic Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFA830?: The RGB value is 207, 168, 48: 207 red, 168 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFA830?: The complementary color is #3057CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFA830?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.3:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.