Colour
#CFBC59
- #CFBC59
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#CFBC59 is a yellow with RGB values 207, 188, 89 and HSL 50°, 55%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#CFBC59#CFBC59
HEX#CFBC59
RGBrgb(207, 188, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.8118, 0.7373, 0.349
RGB percentages81.2%, 73.7%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(50.3, 55.1%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.3, 57%, 81.2%)
CMYK0%, 9.2%, 57%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,614,169
CSS custom property--colour: #CFBC59;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49953WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.99:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#3043A6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#596CCF
Analogous#CF8159, #A7CF59
Triadic#59CFBC, #BC59CF
Split complementary#59A7CF, #8159CF
Tetradic#59CF81, #596CCF, #CF59A7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R207
G188
B89
Red207 (81.2%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue50.34°
Saturation (HSL)55.14%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CF · G BC · B 59
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