#CBB256#CBB256

#CBB256 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.452; OKLCH L 76.7% C 0.116 H 94.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CBB256
RGB	rgb(203, 178, 86)
HSL	hsl(47, 53%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(47, 58%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 12.3%, 57.6%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(73.03, -2.22, 49.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(73.03, 49.56, 92.57°)
OKLab	oklab(76.68% -0.0087 0.1153)
OKLCH	oklch(76.68% 0.116 94.3)
XYZ	xyz(42.2304, 45.2112, 15.3045)
Luminance	0.4521 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CBB256 #566FCB

analogous

#CB7856 #CBB256 #AACB56

triadic

#CBB256 #56CBB2 #B256CB

tetradic

#CBB256 #56CB78 #566FCB #CB56AA

square

#CBB256 #56CB78 #566FCB #CB56AA

split-complementary

#CBB256 #56AACB #7856CB

monochromatic

#7F6D27 #AE9436 #CBB256 #D9C785 #E8DDB4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.09

#CBB256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.04

#CBB256 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #CBB256

10.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CBB256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CBB256	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)

#C2AF4D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#C9B75A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DAA69D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B3B3B3

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cbb256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 178, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.7% 0.116 94.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ddc888',
    500: '#cbb256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cbb256;
$custom-light: #ddc888;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cbb256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 203,
    "g": 178,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 47.179,
    "s": 52.941,
    "l": 56.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7668,
    "c": 0.11564,
    "h": 94.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.45209
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CBB256

secondary

#A6B1D6

accent

#6ADC4B

background

#FDFCF8

surface

#FBF8F0

border

#D4D1CB

text

#15130C

muted

#83827D

Preview Lab

Preview with #CBB256

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

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