#CBAC3B#CBAC3B
#CBAC3B is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.425; OKLCH L 75.2% C 0.133 H 93.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CBAC3B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 172, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 58%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 71%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.3%, 70.9%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.23, -0.75, 59.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.23, 59.48, 90.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.18% -0.0077 0.1325) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.18% 0.133 93.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.1727, 42.5196, 10.2280) |
| Luminance | 0.4252 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 3.78
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 4.11
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.35
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 4.62
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 4.82
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 4.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CBAC3B #3B5ACB
analogous
#CB643B #CBAC3B #A2CB3B
triadic
#CBAC3B #3BCBAC #AC3BCB
tetradic
#CBAC3B #3BCB64 #3B5ACB #CB3BA2
square
#CBAC3B #3BCB64 #3B5ACB #CB3BA2
split-complementary
#CBAC3B #3BA2CB #643BCB
monochromatic
#6E5D1D #9F862A #CBAC3B #D8C06B #E5D59C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#CBAC3B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.50
#CBAC3B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CBAC3B
9.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CBAC3B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CBAC3B | 1.00 | 2.21 | 9.50 | 9.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEA92B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C6B241
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB9E95
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cbac3b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 172, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.2% 0.133 93.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dfc478',
500: '#cbac3b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cbac3b; $custom-light: #dfc478; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cbac3b",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 172,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.083,
"s": 58.065,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75179,
"c": 0.1327,
"h": 93.3
},
"luminance": 0.42517
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CBAC3B
secondary
#919FD1
accent
#68E147
background
#FEFCF7
surface
#FCF8EE
border
#D5D1C9
text
#161209
muted
#84817B