#CBAF44#CBAF44
#CBAF44 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.438; OKLCH L 75.9% C 0.128 H 94.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CBAF44 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 175, 68) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 56%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 67%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.8%, 66.5%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.08, -1.85, 56.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.08, 56.65, 91.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.87% -0.0098 0.128) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.87% 0.128 94.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.0039, 43.7760, 11.7575) |
| Luminance | 0.4377 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 4.26
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.66
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.73
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 4.90
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 5.12
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 5.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CBAF44 #4460CB
analogous
#CB6C44 #CBAF44 #A3CB44
triadic
#CBAF44 #44CBAF #AF44CB
tetradic
#CBAF44 #44CB6C #4460CB #CB44A3
square
#CBAF44 #44CB6C #4460CB #CB44A3
split-complementary
#CBAF44 #44A3CB #6C44CB
monochromatic
#746320 #A48C2E #CBAF44 #D8C374 #E6D8A4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#CBAF44 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.75
#CBAF44 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CBAF44
9.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CBAF44 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CBAF44 | 1.00 | 2.15 | 9.75 | 9.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1AC37
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C8B449
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DBA299
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cbaf44; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 175, 68); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.9% 0.128 94.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dec67d',
500: '#cbaf44',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cbaf44; $custom-light: #dec67d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cbaf44",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 175,
"b": 68
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.556,
"s": 56.485,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75873,
"c": 0.12835,
"h": 94.4
},
"luminance": 0.43774
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CBAF44
secondary
#98A4D3
accent
#68E048
background
#FEFCF7
surface
#FCF8EE
border
#D5D1C9
text
#16130A
muted
#84827C