What color is #CFC59D?

#CFC59D is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Moth. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFC59D?

The RGB value is 207, 197, 157: 207 red, 197 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFC59D?

The complementary color is #9DA7CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFC59D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.13:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFC59D color

#CFC59D rgb(207, 197, 157)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CFC59D is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 77.3% green and 61.6% blue (207, 197, 157).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 34% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 24% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Moth (#CBC1A2), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.13:1).

#CFC59D color codes

HEX	`#CFC59D`
RGB	`rgb(207, 197, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 77.3%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 34%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 24%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 24%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.4, -2.85, 21.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.4, 21.56, 97.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.784, 55.633, 39.902)`
Decimal	`13616541`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFC59D, 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 #CFC59D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFC59D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.13:1	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 #CFC59D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfc59d; }
.text { color: #cfc59d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfc59d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 197 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfc59d, #c0cf9d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #CFC59D?: #CFC59D is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Moth. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFC59D?: The RGB value is 207, 197, 157: 207 red, 197 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFC59D?: The complementary color is #9DA7CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFC59D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.13:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.