#CBAF3B#CBAF3B
#CBAF3B is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.437; OKLCH L 75.8% C 0.135 H 95.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CBAF3B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 175, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 58%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 71%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.8%, 70.9%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.01, -2.33, 60.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.01, 60.30, 92.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.8% -0.0122 0.1341) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.8% 0.135 95.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.7501, 43.6744, 10.4204) |
| Luminance | 0.4367 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 3.64
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 3.79
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 3.90
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 4.22
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.30
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 4.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CBAF3B #3B57CB
analogous
#CB673B #CBAF3B #9FCB3B
triadic
#CBAF3B #3BCBAF #AF3BCB
tetradic
#CBAF3B #3BCB67 #3B57CB #CB3B9F
square
#CBAF3B #3BCB67 #3B57CB #CB3B9F
split-complementary
#CBAF3B #3B9FCB #673BCB
monochromatic
#6E5F1D #9F882A #CBAF3B #D8C36B #E5D69C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#CBAF3B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.73
#CBAF3B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CBAF3B
9.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CBAF3B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CBAF3B | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.73 | 9.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1AB2A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C8B442
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DBA198
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cbaf3b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 175, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.8% 0.135 95.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dfc678',
500: '#cbaf3b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cbaf3b; $custom-light: #dfc678; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cbaf3b",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 175,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.333,
"s": 58.065,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75797,
"c": 0.1347,
"h": 95.2
},
"luminance": 0.43672
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CBAF3B
secondary
#919ED1
accent
#65E147
background
#FEFCF7
surface
#FCF8EE
border
#D5D1C9
text
#161309
muted
#84827B