#CBAC3C#CBAC3C
#CBAC3C is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.425; OKLCH L 75.2% C 0.132 H 93.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CBAC3C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 172, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 58%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 70%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.3%, 70.4%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.23, -0.70, 59.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.23, 59.09, 90.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.19% -0.0074 0.1318) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.19% 0.132 93.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.1988, 42.5301, 10.3659) |
| Luminance | 0.4253 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 3.83
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 4.18
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.46
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 4.72
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 4.90
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 4.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CBAC3C #3C5BCB
analogous
#CB653C #CBAC3C #A3CB3C
triadic
#CBAC3C #3CCBAC #AC3CCB
tetradic
#CBAC3C #3CCB65 #3C5BCB #CB3CA3
square
#CBAC3C #3CCB65 #3C5BCB #CB3CA3
split-complementary
#CBAC3C #3CA3CB #653CCB
monochromatic
#6F5D1E #9F862A #CBAC3C #D8C16C #E5D59D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#CBAC3C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.51
#CBAC3C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CBAC3C
9.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CBAC3C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CBAC3C | 1.00 | 2.21 | 9.51 | 9.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEA92C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C6B242
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB9E95
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cbac3c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 172, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.2% 0.132 93.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dfc478',
500: '#cbac3c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cbac3c; $custom-light: #dfc478; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cbac3c",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 172,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.993,
"s": 57.895,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75187,
"c": 0.13204,
"h": 93.2
},
"luminance": 0.42528
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CBAC3C
secondary
#92A0D1
accent
#68E147
background
#FEFCF7
surface
#FCF8EE
border
#D5D1C9
text
#161209
muted
#84817B