#CBB15E#CBB15E
#CBB15E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.449; OKLCH L 76.6% C 0.107 H 92.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CBB15E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 177, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 51%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 54%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.8%, 53.7%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.86, -1.05, 45.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.86, 45.46, 91.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.57% -0.0044 0.1073) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.57% 0.107 92.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.3727, 44.9509, 17.0320) |
| Luminance | 0.4495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 2.17
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.70
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.08
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.92
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.65
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CBB15E #5E78CB
analogous
#CB7A5E #CBB15E #AECB5E
triadic
#CBB15E #5ECBB1 #B15ECB
tetradic
#CBB15E #5ECB7A #5E78CB #CB5EAE
square
#CBB15E #5ECB7A #5E78CB #CB5EAE
split-complementary
#CBB15E #5EAECB #7A5ECB
monochromatic
#846F2B #B2953A #CBB15E #DAC78C #E9DEBB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#CBB15E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.99
#CBB15E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CBB15E
9.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CBB15E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CBB15E | 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)
#C1AE57
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C7B661
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D9A69E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cbb15e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 177, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.6% 0.107 92.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddc88e',
500: '#cbb15e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cbb15e; $custom-light: #ddc88e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cbb15e",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 177,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.688,
"s": 51.174,
"l": 58.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76574,
"c": 0.10741,
"h": 92.3
},
"luminance": 0.44949
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CBB15E
secondary
#ADB7D8
accent
#6FDB4D
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FBF8F0
border
#D4D1CB
text
#15130C
muted
#83827D