Colour
#CFBF51
- #CFBF51
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#CFBF51 is a yellow with RGB values 207, 191, 81 and HSL 52°, 57%, 56%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#CFBF51#CFBF51
HEX#CFBF51
RGBrgb(207, 191, 81)
RGB (0–1)0.8118, 0.749, 0.3176
RGB percentages81.2%, 74.9%, 31.8%
HSLhsl(52.4, 56.8%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.4, 60.9%, 81.2%)
CMYK0%, 7.7%, 60.9%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,614,929
CSS custom property--colour: #CFBF51;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51121WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.22:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#3040AE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5161CF
Analogous#CF8051, #A0CF51
Triadic#51CFBF, #BF51CF
Split complementary#51A0CF, #8051CF
Tetradic#51CF80, #5161CF, #CF51A0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R207
G191
B81
Red207 (81.2%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue81 (31.8%)
Hue52.38°
Saturation (HSL)56.76%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CF · G BF · B 51
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