#CBAB4A#CBAB4A
#CBAB4A is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.423; OKLCH L 75.1% C 0.121 H 90.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CBAB4A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 171, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 55%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 64%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.8%, 63.5%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.09, 0.64, 52.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.09, 52.91, 89.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.11% -0.0019 0.121) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.11% 0.121 90.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.4295, 42.3190, 12.5161) |
| Luminance | 0.4232 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.19
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.71
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.05
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.47
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 5.49
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CBAB4A #4A6ACB
analogous
#CB6B4A #CBAB4A #ABCB4A
triadic
#CBAB4A #4ACBAB #AB4ACB
tetradic
#CBAB4A #4ACB6B #4A6ACB #CB4AAB
square
#CBAB4A #4ACB6B #4A6ACB #CB4AAB
split-complementary
#CBAB4A #4AABCB #6B4ACB
monochromatic
#786323 #A88A30 #CBAB4A #D9C17A #E6D7A9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.22
#CBAB4A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.46
#CBAB4A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CBAB4A
9.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CBAB4A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CBAB4A | 1.00 | 2.22 | 9.46 | 9.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCA93F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4B24E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB9E96
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cbab4a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 171, 74); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.1% 0.121 90.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dec380',
500: '#cbab4a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cbab4a; $custom-light: #dec380; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cbab4a",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 171,
"b": 74
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.116,
"s": 55.365,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75109,
"c": 0.12104,
"h": 90.9
},
"luminance": 0.42317
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CBAB4A
secondary
#9DABD4
accent
#6EDF49
background
#FEFBF8
surface
#FCF7EF
border
#D5D0CA
text
#16120A
muted
#84817C