#CBB159#CBB159

#CBB159 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.449; OKLCH L 76.5% C 0.112 H 93.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CBB159
RGB	rgb(203, 177, 89)
HSL	hsl(46, 52%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(46, 56%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 12.8%, 56.2%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.80, -1.46, 47.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.80, 47.84, 91.75°)
OKLab	oklab(76.51% -0.0061 0.112)
OKLCH	oklch(76.51% 0.112 93.1)
XYZ	xyz(42.1556, 44.8641, 15.8884)
Luminance	0.4486 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CBB159 #5973CB

analogous

#CB7859 #CBB159 #ACCB59

triadic

#CBB159 #59CBB1 #B159CB

tetradic

#CBB159 #59CB78 #5973CB #CB59AC

square

#CBB159 #59CB78 #5973CB #CB59AC

split-complementary

#CBB159 #59ACCB #7859CB

monochromatic

#816D28 #B09437 #CBB159 #DAC788 #E8DDB6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.11

#CBB159 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.97

#CBB159 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #CBB159

9.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CBB159	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CBB159	1.00	2.11	9.97	9.97
#FFFFFF	2.11	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.97	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.97	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#C1AE51

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#C8B65D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DAA59D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B3B3B3

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cbb159;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 177, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.5% 0.112 93.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ddc88a',
    500: '#cbb159',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cbb159;
$custom-light: #ddc88a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cbb159",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 203,
    "g": 177,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 46.316,
    "s": 52.294,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7651,
    "c": 0.11214,
    "h": 93.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.44862
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CBB159

secondary

#A9B3D7

accent

#6DDC4C

background

#FDFCF8

surface

#FBF8F0

border

#D4D1CB

text

#15130C

muted

#83827D

Preview Lab

Preview with #CBB159

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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