#CBAF3C#CBAF3C
#CBAF3C is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.437; OKLCH L 75.8% C 0.134 H 95.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CBAF3C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 175, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 58%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 70%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.8%, 70.4%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.02, -2.28, 59.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.02, 59.91, 92.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.81% -0.012 0.1335) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.81% 0.134 95.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.7762, 43.6849, 10.5583) |
| Luminance | 0.4368 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 3.75
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 3.83
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 4.01
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 4.31
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.38
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 4.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CBAF3C #3C58CB
analogous
#CB683C #CBAF3C #A0CB3C
triadic
#CBAF3C #3CCBAF #AF3CCB
tetradic
#CBAF3C #3CCB68 #3C58CB #CB3CA0
square
#CBAF3C #3CCB68 #3C58CB #CB3CA0
split-complementary
#CBAF3C #3CA0CB #683CCB
monochromatic
#6F5F1E #9F882A #CBAF3C #D8C36C #E5D79D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#CBAF3C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.74
#CBAF3C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CBAF3C
9.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CBAF3C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CBAF3C | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.74 | 9.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1AC2B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C8B442
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DBA298
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cbaf3c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 175, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.8% 0.134 95.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dfc678',
500: '#cbaf3c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cbaf3c; $custom-light: #dfc678; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cbaf3c",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 175,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.252,
"s": 57.895,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75805,
"c": 0.13403,
"h": 95.1
},
"luminance": 0.43683
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CBAF3C
secondary
#929ED1
accent
#65E147
background
#FEFCF7
surface
#FCF8EE
border
#D5D1C9
text
#161309
muted
#84827B