#CBB43E#CBB43E
#CBB43E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.457; OKLCH L 76.9% C 0.136 H 98.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CBB43E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 180, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 58%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 69%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.3%, 69.5%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.34, -4.80, 60.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.34, 60.60, 94.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.86% -0.0189 0.135) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.86% 0.136 98) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.8213, 45.6889, 11.1725) |
| Luminance | 0.4569 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 3.51
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 3.69
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.03
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 4.12
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 4.59
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 4.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CBB43E #3E55CB
analogous
#CB6E3E #CBB43E #9BCB3E
triadic
#CBB43E #3ECBB4 #B43ECB
tetradic
#CBB43E #3ECB6E #3E55CB #CB3E9B
square
#CBB43E #3ECB6E #3E55CB #CB3E9B
split-complementary
#CBB43E #3E9BCB #6E3ECB
monochromatic
#70631E #A18D2B #CBB43E #D8C76E #E5D99E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.07
#CBB43E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.14
#CBB43E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CBB43E
10.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CBB43E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CBB43E | 1.00 | 2.07 | 10.14 | 10.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C5B02D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CCB845
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DBA79C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cbb43e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 180, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.9% 0.136 98.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#deca7a',
500: '#cbb43e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cbb43e; $custom-light: #deca7a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cbb43e",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 180,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.213,
"s": 57.551,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76859,
"c": 0.13631,
"h": 98
},
"luminance": 0.45687
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CBB43E
secondary
#949ED1
accent
#60E147
background
#FEFCF7
surface
#FCF8EE
border
#D5D1C9
text
#16130A
muted
#84827C