Close to Straw
#CFDA75
#CFDA75 is a light, rich yellow, close to the color Straw. In RGB it’s made of 81.2% red, 85.5% green, and 45.9% blue. Its hue is 67°, with 58% saturation and 66% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #CFDA75.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.51:1 FailBlack text on this color
13.94:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.51:1 FailThis color as text on black
13.94:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #CFDA75 as they’d see it.
#CFDA75 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #CFDA75
What color is #CFDA75?
#CFDA75 is a light, rich yellow, close to the color Straw. In RGB it’s made of 81.2% red, 85.5% green, and 45.9% blue. Its hue is 67°, with 58% saturation and 66% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #CFDA75 in RGB?
#CFDA75 is rgb(207, 218, 117): 207 red, 218 green, and 117 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #CFDA75 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(5, 0, 46, 15). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #CFDA75?
PANTONE 373 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #CFDA75?
Its complement #D6CCFE gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.