#CFC196 — Light Yellow

#CFC196 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.

#CFC196 color swatch, light yellow#CFC196
CSS Nameburlywood (closest)

Tints and shades (50–950)

50#f6f5f2
100#eceae3
200#ddd9cb
300#c8c0a7
400#aea27d
500#998b5f
600#86794f
700#70643e
800#5e5332
900#4f4629
950#2f2916

Accessibility

Contrast on white
1.79:1
Contrast on black
11.72:1
  • 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 0.004 92.2); /* #f6f5f2 */
  --brand-100: oklch(0.936 0.009 92.2); /* #eceae3 */
  --brand-200: oklch(0.885 0.019 92.2); /* #ddd9cb */
  --brand-300: oklch(0.808 0.035 92.2); /* #c8c0a7 */
  --brand-400: oklch(0.712 0.052 92.2); /* #aea27d */
  --brand-500: oklch(0.637 0.062 92.2); /* #998b5f */
  --brand-600: oklch(0.577 0.061 92.2); /* #86794f */
  --brand-700: oklch(0.505 0.057 92.2); /* #70643e */
  --brand-800: oklch(0.444 0.051 92.2); /* #5e5332 */
  --brand-900: oklch(0.396 0.046 92.2); /* #4f4629 */
  --brand-950: oklch(0.281 0.032 92.2); /* #2f2916 */
}

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