#CFB247

Closest named color: Burnt Yellow (#D5AB09). oklch(76.9% 0.129 93.9), rgb(207, 178, 71).

Black text reads best on this color (10.11:1).

About this color

#CFB247 is a medium-light, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 77%, its chroma 0.129 and its hue 94°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Burnt Yellow (#D5AB09), ΔE 0.028 away. Black text reads best on it, at 10.11:1.

Hue family	Yellows
Lightness	medium-light (77%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.129)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Burnt Yellow (#D5AB09)
Black text	10.11:1
White text	2.07:1

Values

HEX	#CFB247
RGB	rgb(207, 178, 71)
HSL	hsl(47, 59%, 55%)
OKLCH	oklch(76.9% 0.129 93.9)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #CFB247	2.07:1	Fails	Lc -45.0	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #CFB247	10.11:1	AAA	Lc 63.5	Content text, not long reading
#CFB247 text on white	2.07:1	Fails	Lc 40.5	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#CFB247 text on black	10.11:1	AAA	Lc -61.8	Content text, not long reading

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.

Step 50
50

#F9F6E9

oklch(97.2% 0.017 96.1)
Step 100
100

#F2EACE

oklch(93.6% 0.038 93.8)
Step 200
200

#E8D9A3

oklch(88.5% 0.072 94.4)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#CFB247

oklch(76.9% 0.129 93.9)
Step 400
400

#BF9E00

oklch(70.8% 0.145 93.9)
Step 500
500

#A38700

oklch(63.1% 0.129 94.2)
Step 600
600

#897100

oklch(55.5% 0.114 94.1)
Step 700
700

#745F00

oklch(49.2% 0.101 93.8)
Step 800
800

#5F4D00

oklch(42.6% 0.087 93.4)
Step 900
900

#4F4000

oklch(37.6% 0.077 93.9)
Step 950
950

#2F2600

oklch(27.1% 0.056 95.5)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#CFB247 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#C4AF3A	0.022
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#CBB84C	0.015
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#DFA59B	0.117
Achromatopsia (no color)	#B4B4B4	0.129