What color is #CFC69F?

#CFC69F 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 #CFC69F?

The RGB value is 207, 198, 159: 207 red, 198 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFC69F?

The complementary color is #9FA8CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFC69F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFC69F color

#CFC69F rgb(207, 198, 159)

Shades of beige

The hex color #CFC69F is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 77.6% green and 62.4% blue (207, 198, 159).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 33% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 23% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Moth (#CBC1A2), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.23:1).

#CFC69F color codes

HEX	`#CFC69F`
RGB	`rgb(207, 198, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 77.6%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 33%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 23%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 23%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.7, -3.09, 20.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.7, 20.95, 98.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.184, 56.158, 40.885)`
Decimal	`13616799`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFC69F, 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 #CFC69F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFC69F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.23:1	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 #CFC69F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfc69f; }
.text { color: #cfc69f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfc69f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 198 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfc69f, #c0cf9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #CFC69F?: #CFC69F 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 #CFC69F?: The RGB value is 207, 198, 159: 207 red, 198 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFC69F?: The complementary color is #9FA8CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFC69F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.