Colour
#CFC69B
- #CFC69B
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Tan
#CFC69B is a yellow with RGB values 207, 198, 155 and HSL 50°, 35%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#CFC69B#CFC69B
HEX#CFC69B
RGBrgb(207, 198, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.8118, 0.7765, 0.6078
RGB percentages81.2%, 77.6%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(49.6, 35.1%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.6, 25.1%, 81.2%)
CMYK0%, 4.3%, 25.1%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,616,795
CSS custom property--colour: #CFC69B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5602WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.2:1
Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#303964
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9BA4CF
Analogous#CFAC9B, #BECF9B
Triadic#9BCFC6, #C69BCF
Split complementary#9BBECF, #AC9BCF
Tetradic#9BCFAC, #9BA4CF, #CF9BBE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R207
G198
B155
Red207 (81.2%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue49.62°
Saturation (HSL)35.14%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CF · G C6 · B 9B
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