#ffcf09

Color #ffcf09

A vivid, highly saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Gold #ffd700 · ΔE 5.08 Nearest Tailwind class amber-300 #ffd230 · ΔE 1.5

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Conversions

HEX

#ffcf09

RGB

rgb(255, 207, 9)

HSL

hsl(48.3, 100%, 51.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48.3, 96.5%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 18.8%, 96.5%, 0%)

LAB

lab(84.95, 2.21, 84.94)

LCH

lch(84.95, 84.97, 88.51)

OKLCH

oklch(87.1%, 0.1771, 91.65)

HWB

hwb(48.3, 3.5%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0939ff

Analogous

#ff5409

#ffcf09

#b4ff09

Triadic

#ffcf09

#09ffcf

#cf09ff

Split-complementary

#ffcf09

#09b4ff

#5409ff

Tetradic

#ffcf09

#39ff09

#0939ff

#cf09ff

Square

#ffcf09

#09ff54

#0939ff

#ff09b4

Shades

Color #ffcf09 mixed toward black.

#dcb100

#b08e00

#846a00

#584700

#2c2300

Tints

Color #ffcf09 mixed toward white.

#ffd732

#ffdf5b

#ffe784

#ffefad

#fff7d6

Tones

Color #ffcf09 mixed toward gray.

#ebc31e

#d6b632

#c2aa47

#ad9d5b

#999170

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#eceb6d · ΔE 13.4

Deuteranopia

#eef278 · ΔE 15.2

Tritanopia

#fd8e94 · ΔE 45.3

Achromatopsia

#d4d4d4 · ΔE 29.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffcf09;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffcf09]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#ffcf09 (#ffcf09) is rgb(255, 207, 9) in RGB.

No, #ffcf09 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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