#CBB356#CBB356

#CBB356 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.456; OKLCH L 76.9% C 0.116 H 95.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CBB356
RGB	rgb(203, 179, 86)
HSL	hsl(48, 53%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(48, 58%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 11.8%, 57.6%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(73.29, -2.75, 49.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(73.29, 49.89, 93.16°)
OKLab	oklab(76.89% -0.0102 0.116)
OKLCH	oklch(76.89% 0.116 95)
XYZ	xyz(42.4301, 45.6106, 15.3711)
Luminance	0.4561 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CBB356 #566ECB

analogous

#CB7956 #CBB356 #A9CB56

triadic

#CBB356 #56CBB3 #B356CB

tetradic

#CBB356 #56CB79 #566ECB #CB56A9

square

#CBB356 #56CB79 #566ECB #CB56A9

split-complementary

#CBB356 #56A9CB #7956CB

monochromatic

#7F6D27 #AE9536 #CBB356 #D9C885 #E8DDB4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.07

#CBB356 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.12

#CBB356 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #CBB356

10.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CBB356	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CBB356	1.00	2.07	10.12	10.12
#FFFFFF	2.07	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.12	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.12	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#C3B04D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#C9B75A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DAA79E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B4B4B4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cbb356;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 179, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.9% 0.116 95.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ddc988',
    500: '#cbb356',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cbb356;
$custom-light: #ddc988;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cbb356",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 203,
    "g": 179,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 47.692,
    "s": 52.941,
    "l": 56.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76887,
    "c": 0.11641,
    "h": 95
  },
  "luminance": 0.45609
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CBB356

secondary

#A6B0D6

accent

#69DC4B

background

#FDFCF8

surface

#FBF8F0

border

#D4D1CB

text

#15130C

muted

#83827D

Preview Lab

Preview with #CBB356

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

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