Colour
#CFC399
- #CFC399
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Tan
#CFC399 is a yellow with RGB values 207, 195, 153 and HSL 47°, 36%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#CFC399#CFC399
HEX#CFC399
RGBrgb(207, 195, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.8118, 0.7647, 0.6
RGB percentages81.2%, 76.5%, 60%
HSLhsl(46.7, 36%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.7, 26.1%, 81.2%)
CMYK0%, 5.8%, 26.1%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,616,025
CSS custom property--colour: #CFC399;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54596WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.92:1
Contrast with white1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#303C66
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#99A5CF
Analogous#CFA899, #C0CF99
Triadic#99CFC3, #C399CF
Split complementary#99C0CF, #A899CF
Tetradic#99CFA8, #99A5CF, #CF99C0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R207
G195
B153
Red207 (81.2%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue46.67°
Saturation (HSL)36%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CF · G C3 · B 99
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