#CBB255#CBB255

#CBB255 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.452; OKLCH L 76.7% C 0.117 H 94.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CBB255
RGB	rgb(203, 178, 85)
HSL	hsl(47, 53%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(47, 58%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 12.3%, 58.1%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(73.02, -2.30, 49.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(73.02, 50.03, 92.63°)
OKLab	oklab(76.67% -0.009 0.1162)
OKLCH	oklch(76.67% 0.117 94.4)
XYZ	xyz(42.1904, 45.1952, 15.0938)
Luminance	0.4519 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CBB255 #556ECB

analogous

#CB7755 #CBB255 #A9CB55

triadic

#CBB255 #55CBB2 #B255CB

tetradic

#CBB255 #55CB77 #556ECB #CB55A9

square

#CBB255 #55CB77 #556ECB #CB55A9

split-complementary

#CBB255 #55A9CB #7755CB

monochromatic

#7F6C27 #AE9435 #CBB255 #D9C784 #E8DCB3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.09

#CBB255 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.04

#CBB255 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #CBB255

10.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CBB255	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CBB255	1.00	2.09	10.04	10.04
#FFFFFF	2.09	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.04	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.04	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#C2AF4C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#C9B759

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DAA69D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B3B3B3

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cbb255;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 178, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.7% 0.117 94.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dec888',
    500: '#cbb255',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cbb255;
$custom-light: #dec888;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cbb255",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 203,
    "g": 178,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 47.288,
    "s": 53.153,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76668,
    "c": 0.11654,
    "h": 94.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.45193
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CBB255

secondary

#A6B0D6

accent

#6ADD4B

background

#FDFCF8

surface

#FBF8F0

border

#D4D1CB

text

#15130B

muted

#83827C

Preview Lab

Preview with #CBB255

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

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