#cfae15

Color #cfae15

A vivid, highly saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 10.31 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#cfae15

RGB

rgb(207, 174, 21)

HSL

hsl(49.4, 81.6%, 44.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(49.4, 89.9%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.9%, 89.9%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(71.96, -1.31, 71.67)

LCH

lch(71.96, 71.68, 91.05)

OKLCH

oklch(75.8%, 0.1518, 94.84)

HWB

hwb(49.4, 8.2%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1536cf

Analogous

#cf5115

#cfae15

#93cf15

Triadic

#cfae15

#15cfae

#ae15cf

Split-complementary

#cfae15

#1593cf

#5115cf

Tetradic

#cfae15

#36cf15

#1536cf

#ae15cf

Square

#cfae15

#15cf51

#1536cf

#cf1593

Shades

Color #cfae15 mixed toward black.

#ac9111

#8a740e

#67570a

#453a07

#221d03

Tints

Color #cfae15 mixed toward white.

#e9c72a

#eed354

#f2de7f

#f6e9aa

#fbf4d4

Tones

Color #cfae15 mixed toward gray.

#bfa424

#b09a34

#a09043

#918653

#817c62

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c2c15c · ΔE 10.8

Deuteranopia

#c3c666 · ΔE 12.5

Tritanopia

#ce787d · ΔE 42

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 27.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #cfae15;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cfae15]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#cfae15 (#cfae15) is rgb(207, 174, 21) in RGB.

No, #cfae15 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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