#CFA14AChipmunk (#CFA14A) is a light, soft yellow with an OKLCH hue of 81°, lightness 0.74 and chroma 0.118. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #CFA14A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(207, 161, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 58%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 64%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22%, 64%, 19%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(68.9 7.7 50.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.735 0.118 81) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Chipmunk shifts subtly: drifts toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#d39c41 — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: drifts toward orange#d4a146 — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: drifts toward orange#cfa14a — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#cfa24c — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Chipmunk in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 2.37:1 and against black 8.85:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#fff0d6 · #edc275 · #cfa14a · #9d7523 · #745200 · #4b3300
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#cfd690 · #cfbd6b · #cfa14a · #c58849 · #b5724c · #a15e50
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#cfa14a · #7d936e · #8b661b · #365e09 · #493200 · #112401
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#ffeed1 · #d8cab3 · #cfa14a · #4c74ba · #594621 · #372a13
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ecf2fd · #cfa14a · #958c7e · #51555d · #2a2113 · #000103
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#ecf2fd · #c3cad6 · #959eac · #1c2535 · #010412 · #cfa14a
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ebf2ff · #cfa14a · #6d8ec7 · #2d5396 · #031e52 · #110700
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ebf2ff · #cfa14a · #4a98bc · #574791 · #002738 · #02000d
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d7f9fc · #cfa14a · #359fa5 · #723c7c · #370b3f · #000203
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#dbfaef · #cfa14a · #49a086 · #2d5396 · #430329 · #00000e
#D7AF65 · #E0BC7E · #E8CA96 · #F0D8AE · #F9E6C5
#AC8332 · #8A661A · #694A00 · #483100 · #291A00
#C7A363 · #BFA578 · #B7A78B
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.