What color is #CFC684?

#CFC684 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Royal Goblet. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFC684?

The RGB value is 207, 198, 132: 207 red, 198 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFC684?

The complementary color is #848DCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFC684?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.06:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFC684 color

#CFC684 rgb(207, 198, 132)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CFC684 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 77.6% green and 51.8% blue (207, 198, 132).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 44% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 36% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Royal Goblet (#D4CA8E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.06:1).

#CFC684 color codes

HEX	`#CFC684`
RGB	`rgb(207, 198, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 77.6%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 44%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 36%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 36%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.23, -6.58, 34.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.23, 34.86, 100.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.092, 55.321, 29.865)`
Decimal	`13616772`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFC684, 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 #CFC684	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFC684 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.06:1	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 #CFC684 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfc684; }
.text { color: #cfc684; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfc684; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 198 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfc684, #b3cf84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #CFC684?: #CFC684 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Royal Goblet. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFC684?: The RGB value is 207, 198, 132: 207 red, 198 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFC684?: The complementary color is #848DCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFC684?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.06:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.