#CBB462#CBB462

#CBB462 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.462; OKLCH L 77.2% C 0.106 H 94.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CBB462
RGB	rgb(203, 180, 98)
HSL	hsl(47, 50%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(47, 52%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 11.3%, 51.7%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(73.69, -2.29, 44.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(73.69, 44.52, 92.95°)
OKLab	oklab(77.24% -0.0075 0.1055)
OKLCH	oklch(77.24% 0.106 94.1)
XYZ	xyz(43.1560, 46.2227, 18.2016)
Luminance	0.4622 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CBB462 #6279CB

analogous

#CB8062 #CBB462 #AECB62

triadic

#CBB462 #62CBB4 #B462CB

tetradic

#CBB462 #62CB80 #6279CB #CB62AE

square

#CBB462 #62CB80 #6279CB #CB62AE

split-complementary

#CBB462 #62AECB #8062CB

monochromatic

#86732C #B49A3C #CBB462 #DACA90 #E9E0BE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.05

#CBB462 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.24

#CBB462 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #CBB462

10.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CBB462	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CBB462	1.00	2.05	10.24	10.24
#FFFFFF	2.05	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.24	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.24	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#C3B15B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#C9B865

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D9A9A1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B5B5B5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cbb462;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 180, 98);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(77.2% 0.106 94.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ddca90',
    500: '#cbb462',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cbb462;
$custom-light: #ddca90;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cbb462",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 203,
    "g": 180,
    "b": 98
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 46.857,
    "s": 50.239,
    "l": 59.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.77245,
    "c": 0.10581,
    "h": 94.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.46221
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CBB462

secondary

#B0B9D9

accent

#6DDA4E

background

#FDFCF9

surface

#FBF8F1

border

#D4D1CB

text

#15130D

muted

#83827E

Preview Lab

Preview with #CBB462

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

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