#CBB245#CBB245
#CBB245 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.450; OKLCH L 76.5% C 0.130 H 96.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CBB245 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 178, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 56%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 66%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.3%, 66%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.87, -3.37, 57.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.87, 57.13, 93.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.5% -0.014 0.129) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.5% 0.13 96.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.6251, 44.9690, 12.1164) |
| Luminance | 0.4497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 4.36
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 4.55
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 4.57
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.80
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 4.86
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CBB245 #455ECB
analogous
#CB6F45 #CBB245 #A1CB45
triadic
#CBB245 #45CBB2 #B245CB
tetradic
#CBB245 #45CB6F #455ECB #CB45A1
square
#CBB245 #45CB6F #455ECB #CB45A1
split-complementary
#CBB245 #45A1CB #6F45CB
monochromatic
#756521 #A58F2E #CBB245 #D8C675 #E6DAA5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#CBB245 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.99
#CBB245 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CBB245
9.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CBB245 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CBB245 | 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)
#C3AE37
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CAB64B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DBA59B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cbb245; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 178, 69); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.5% 0.130 96.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dec87e',
500: '#cbb245',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cbb245; $custom-light: #dec87e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cbb245",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 178,
"b": 69
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.806,
"s": 56.303,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76503,
"c": 0.12977,
"h": 96.2
},
"luminance": 0.44967
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CBB245
secondary
#99A4D3
accent
#64E048
background
#FEFCF7
surface
#FCF8EE
border
#D5D1C9
text
#16130A
muted
#84827C