#CFBE6E — Light Yellow

#CFBE6E is a light yellow in the Yellow family. In practice it looks like a soft, dusty light butter yellow, and it is also commonly known as Butter Yellow, Lemon Chiffon. Below are all of its color space values, an 11-step scale, harmony palettes and accessibility data.

#CFBE6E color swatch, light yellow#CFBE6E
CSS Namedarkkhaki (closest)

Tints and shades (50–950)

50#f7f6f0
100#eceade
200#dfdac1
300#cac195
400#b1a35f
500#9d8b35
600#8b7922
700#74640e
800#615307
900#524604
950#312902

Accessibility

Contrast on white
1.87:1
Contrast on black
11.24:1
  • AA (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • AA Large (3:1) on whiteFail
  • AAA (7:1) on whiteFail
  • AAA Large (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • UI components (3:1) on whiteFail

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Complementary palette

Analogous palette

Triadic palette

Copy-ready CSS

brand-scale.css
:root {
  --brand-50: oklch(0.971 0.008 97.6); /* #f7f6f0 */
  --brand-100: oklch(0.936 0.016 97.6); /* #eceade */
  --brand-200: oklch(0.885 0.033 97.6); /* #dfdac1 */
  --brand-300: oklch(0.808 0.06 97.6); /* #cac195 */
  --brand-400: oklch(0.712 0.09 97.6); /* #b1a35f */
  --brand-500: oklch(0.637 0.108 97.6); /* #9d8b35 */
  --brand-600: oklch(0.577 0.106 97.6); /* #8b7922 */
  --brand-700: oklch(0.505 0.099 97.6); /* #74640e */
  --brand-800: oklch(0.444 0.088 97.6); /* #615307 */
  --brand-900: oklch(0.396 0.08 97.6); /* #524604 */
  --brand-950: oklch(0.281 0.056 97.6); /* #312902 */
}

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