#CBAF3E#CBAF3E
#CBAF3E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.437; OKLCH L 75.8% C 0.133 H 95.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CBAF3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 175, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 58%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 69%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.8%, 69.5%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.03, -2.18, 59.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.03, 59.12, 92.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.82% -0.0114 0.1322) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.82% 0.133 95) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.8301, 43.7064, 10.8421) |
| Luminance | 0.4370 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 3.92
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 3.97
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 4.22
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 4.50
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.56
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 4.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CBAF3E #3E5ACB
analogous
#CB693E #CBAF3E #A1CB3E
triadic
#CBAF3E #3ECBAF #AF3ECB
tetradic
#CBAF3E #3ECB69 #3E5ACB #CB3EA1
square
#CBAF3E #3ECB69 #3E5ACB #CB3EA1
split-complementary
#CBAF3E #3EA1CB #693ECB
monochromatic
#70601E #A1892B #CBAF3E #D8C36E #E5D79E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#CBAF3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.74
#CBAF3E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CBAF3E
9.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CBAF3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CBAF3E | 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)
#C1AC2E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C8B444
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DBA298
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cbaf3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 175, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.8% 0.133 95.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dfc67a',
500: '#cbaf3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cbaf3e; $custom-light: #dfc67a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cbaf3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 175,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.085,
"s": 57.551,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75821,
"c": 0.13267,
"h": 95
},
"luminance": 0.43704
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CBAF3E
secondary
#94A0D1
accent
#66E147
background
#FEFCF7
surface
#FCF8EE
border
#D5D1C9
text
#16130A
muted
#84827C