#CBB459#CBB459

#CBB459 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.461; OKLCH L 77.1% C 0.114 H 95.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CBB459
RGB	rgb(203, 180, 89)
HSL	hsl(48, 52%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(48, 56%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 11.3%, 56.2%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(73.59, -3.04, 48.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(73.59, 48.82, 93.57°)
OKLab	oklab(77.13% -0.0107 0.114)
OKLCH	oklch(77.13% 0.114 95.4)
XYZ	xyz(42.7547, 46.0622, 16.0881)
Luminance	0.4606 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CBB459 #5970CB

analogous

#CB7B59 #CBB459 #A9CB59

triadic

#CBB459 #59CBB4 #B459CB

tetradic

#CBB459 #59CB7B #5970CB #CB59A9

square

#CBB459 #59CB7B #5970CB #CB59A9

split-complementary

#CBB459 #59A9CB #7B59CB

monochromatic

#816F28 #B09737 #CBB459 #DAC988 #E8DEB6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.06

#CBB459 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.21

#CBB459 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #CBB459

10.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CBB459	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CBB459	1.00	2.06	10.21	10.21
#FFFFFF	2.06	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.21	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.21	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#C4B150

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#CAB85D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D9A89F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B5B5B5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cbb459;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 180, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(77.1% 0.114 95.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ddca8a',
    500: '#cbb459',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cbb459;
$custom-light: #ddca8a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cbb459",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 203,
    "g": 180,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 47.895,
    "s": 52.294,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.77129,
    "c": 0.11445,
    "h": 95.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.4606
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CBB459

secondary

#A9B2D7

accent

#69DC4C

background

#FDFCF8

surface

#FBF8F0

border

#D4D1CB

text

#15130C

muted

#83827D

Preview Lab

Preview with #CBB459

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

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