#CBB357#CBB357

#CBB357 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.456; OKLCH L 76.9% C 0.116 H 94.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CBB357
RGB	rgb(203, 179, 87)
HSL	hsl(48, 53%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(48, 57%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 11.8%, 57.1%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(73.30, -2.67, 49.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(73.30, 49.42, 93.10°)
OKLab	oklab(76.9% -0.0099 0.1151)
OKLCH	oklch(76.9% 0.116 94.9)
XYZ	xyz(42.4707, 45.6268, 15.5847)
Luminance	0.4562 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CBB357 #576FCB

analogous

#CB7957 #CBB357 #A9CB57

triadic

#CBB357 #57CBB3 #B357CB

tetradic

#CBB357 #57CB79 #576FCB #CB57A9

square

#CBB357 #57CB79 #576FCB #CB57A9

split-complementary

#CBB357 #57A9CB #7957CB

monochromatic

#806E28 #AF9636 #CBB357 #D9C886 #E8DDB4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.07

#CBB357 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.12

#CBB357 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #CBB357

10.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CBB357	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CBB357	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)

#C3B04E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#C9B75B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DAA79E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B4B4B4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cbb357;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 179, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.9% 0.116 94.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ddc989',
    500: '#cbb357',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cbb357;
$custom-light: #ddc989;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cbb357",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 203,
    "g": 179,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 47.586,
    "s": 52.727,
    "l": 56.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76898,
    "c": 0.1155,
    "h": 94.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.45625
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CBB357

secondary

#A7B1D7

accent

#6ADC4C

background

#FDFCF8

surface

#FBF8F0

border

#D4D1CB

text

#15130C

muted

#83827D

Preview Lab

Preview with #CBB357

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

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