#CBAC49#CBAC49
#CBAC49 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.427; OKLCH L 75.3% C 0.122 H 91.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CBAC49 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 172, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 56%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 64%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.3%, 64%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.34, 0.05, 53.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.34, 53.64, 89.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.3% -0.0037 0.1224) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.3% 0.122 91.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.5857, 42.6848, 12.4033) |
| Luminance | 0.4268 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.48
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 4.81
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.07
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 5.38
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.71
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 5.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CBAC49 #4968CB
analogous
#CB6B49 #CBAC49 #A9CB49
triadic
#CBAC49 #49CBAC #AC49CB
tetradic
#CBAC49 #49CB6B #4968CB #CB49A9
square
#CBAC49 #49CB6B #4968CB #CB49A9
split-complementary
#CBAC49 #49A9CB #6B49CB
monochromatic
#776322 #A78B30 #CBAC49 #D9C279 #E6D7A8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#CBAC49 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.54
#CBAC49 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CBAC49
9.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CBAC49 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CBAC49 | 1.00 | 2.20 | 9.54 | 9.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDAA3E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C5B24E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB9F97
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cbac49; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 172, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.3% 0.122 91.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dec480',
500: '#cbac49',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cbac49; $custom-light: #dec480; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cbac49",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 172,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.692,
"s": 55.556,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75304,
"c": 0.12248,
"h": 91.7
},
"luminance": 0.42683
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CBAC49
secondary
#9CA9D4
accent
#6DDF49
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FCF8EF
border
#D5D1CA
text
#16120A
muted
#84817C