#CBB45C#CBB45C
#CBB45C is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.461; OKLCH L 77.2% C 0.112 H 95.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CBB45C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 180, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 52%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 55%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.3%, 54.7%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.62, -2.80, 47.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.62, 47.40, 93.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.17% -0.0097 0.1112) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.17% 0.112 95) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.8832, 46.1136, 16.7651) |
| Luminance | 0.4611 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.60
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.88
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.41
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.44
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.78
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 6.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CBB45C #5C73CB
analogous
#CB7D5C #CBB45C #AACB5C
triadic
#CBB45C #5CCBB4 #B45CCB
tetradic
#CBB45C #5CCB7D #5C73CB #CB5CAA
square
#CBB45C #5CCB7D #5C73CB #CB5CAA
split-complementary
#CBB45C #5CAACB #7D5CCB
monochromatic
#83702A #B19839 #CBB45C #DAC98A #E9DFB9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.05
#CBB45C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.22
#CBB45C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CBB45C
10.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CBB45C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CBB45C | 1.00 | 2.05 | 10.22 | 10.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4B154
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CAB860
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D9A8A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cbb45c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 180, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.2% 0.112 95.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddca8c',
500: '#cbb45c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cbb45c; $custom-light: #ddca8c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cbb45c",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 180,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.568,
"s": 51.628,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77166,
"c": 0.11163,
"h": 95
},
"luminance": 0.46112
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CBB45C
secondary
#ABB4D8
accent
#6ADB4D
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FBF8F0
border
#D4D1CB
text
#15130C
muted
#83827D