#CBAD4D#CBAD4D
#CBAD4D is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.431; OKLCH L 75.5% C 0.120 H 91.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CBAD4D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 173, 77) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 55%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 62%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.8%, 62.1%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.64, -0.22, 52.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.64, 52.14, 90.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.55% -0.004 0.1198) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.55% 0.12 91.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.9136, 43.1216, 13.1880) |
| Luminance | 0.4312 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.12
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.81
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.11
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.31
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 5.84
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CBAD4D #4D6BCB
analogous
#CB6E4D #CBAD4D #AACB4D
triadic
#CBAD4D #4DCBAD #AD4DCB
tetradic
#CBAD4D #4DCB6E #4D6BCB #CB4DAA
square
#CBAD4D #4DCB6E #4D6BCB #CB4DAA
split-complementary
#CBAD4D #4DAACB #6E4DCB
monochromatic
#7A6524 #A98D31 #CBAD4D #D9C37C #E7D9AC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#CBAD4D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.62
#CBAD4D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CBAD4D
9.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CBAD4D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CBAD4D | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.62 | 9.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEAA43
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C6B351
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DAA098
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cbad4d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 173, 77); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.5% 0.120 91.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dec582',
500: '#cbad4d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cbad4d; $custom-light: #dec582; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cbad4d",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 173,
"b": 77
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.714,
"s": 54.783,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7555,
"c": 0.11989,
"h": 91.9
},
"luminance": 0.43119
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CBAD4D
secondary
#9FACD4
accent
#6DDE4A
background
#FEFCF8
surface
#FCF8EF
border
#D5D1CA
text
#16120B
muted
#84817C