What color is #CFC489?

#CFC489 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Golden Mist. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFC489?

The RGB value is 207, 196, 137: 207 red, 196 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFC489?

The complementary color is #8994CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFC489?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.91:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFC489 color

#CFC489 rgb(207, 196, 137)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CFC489 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 76.9% green and 53.7% blue (207, 196, 137).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 42% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 34% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Golden Mist (#D4C990), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.91:1).

#CFC489 color codes

HEX	`#CFC489`
RGB	`rgb(207, 196, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 76.9%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 42%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 34%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 34%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.78, -4.95, 31.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.78, 31.45, 99.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.988, 54.553, 31.559)`
Decimal	`13616265`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFC489, 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 #CFC489	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFC489 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.91:1	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 #CFC489 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfc489; }
.text { color: #cfc489; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfc489; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 196 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfc489, #b7cf89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #CFC489?: #CFC489 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Golden Mist. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFC489?: The RGB value is 207, 196, 137: 207 red, 196 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFC489?: The complementary color is #8994CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFC489?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.91:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.