#CBB15D#CBB15D
#CBB15D is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.449; OKLCH L 76.6% C 0.108 H 92.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CBB15D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 177, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 51%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 54%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.8%, 54.2%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.85, -1.14, 45.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.85, 45.94, 91.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.56% -0.0047 0.1083) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.56% 0.108 92.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.3282, 44.9331, 16.7972) |
| Luminance | 0.4493 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 2.27
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.84
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.19
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.08
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.75
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CBB15D #5D77CB
analogous
#CB7A5D #CBB15D #AECB5D
triadic
#CBB15D #5DCBB1 #B15DCB
tetradic
#CBB15D #5DCB7A #5D77CB #CB5DAE
square
#CBB15D #5DCB7A #5D77CB #CB5DAE
split-complementary
#CBB15D #5DAECB #7A5DCB
monochromatic
#836E2A #B29539 #CBB15D #DAC78B #E9DEBA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#CBB15D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.99
#CBB15D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CBB15D
9.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CBB15D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CBB15D | 1.00 | 2.10 | 9.99 | 9.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1AE55
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C7B660
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D9A59E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cbb15d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 177, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.6% 0.108 92.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddc88d',
500: '#cbb15d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cbb15d; $custom-light: #ddc88d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cbb15d",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 177,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.818,
"s": 51.402,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76561,
"c": 0.10837,
"h": 92.5
},
"luminance": 0.44931
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CBB15D
secondary
#ACB6D8
accent
#6EDB4D
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FBF8F0
border
#D4D1CB
text
#15130C
muted
#83827D