#CBB542#CBB542

#CBB542 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.461; OKLCH L 77.1% C 0.134 H 98.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CBB542
RGB	rgb(203, 181, 66)
HSL	hsl(50, 57%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(50, 67%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 10.8%, 67.5%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(73.64, -5.11, 59.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(73.64, 59.31, 94.94°)
OKLab	oklab(77.1% -0.0194 0.1329)
OKLCH	oklch(77.1% 0.134 98.3)
XYZ	xyz(42.1378, 46.1396, 11.8395)
Luminance	0.4614 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CBB542 #4258CB

analogous

#CB7042 #CBB542 #9CCB42

triadic

#CBB542 #42CBB5 #B542CB

tetradic

#CBB542 #42CB70 #4258CB #CB429C

square

#CBB542 #42CB70 #4258CB #CB429C

split-complementary

#CBB542 #429CCB #7042CB

monochromatic

#736620 #A3902D #CBB542 #D8C872 #E5DBA2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.05

#CBB542 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.23

#CBB542 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #CBB542

10.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CBB542	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CBB542	1.00	2.05	10.23	10.23
#FFFFFF	2.05	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.23	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.23	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#C6B133

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#CCB848

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DAA89D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B5B5B5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cbb542;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 181, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(77.1% 0.134 98.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#deca7c',
    500: '#cbb542',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cbb542;
$custom-light: #deca7c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cbb542",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 203,
    "g": 181,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 50.365,
    "s": 56.846,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.77101,
    "c": 0.13427,
    "h": 98.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.46138
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CBB542

secondary

#97A0D2

accent

#60E048

background

#FEFCF7

surface

#FCF8EE

border

#D5D1C9

text

#16130A

muted

#84827C

Preview Lab

Preview with #CBB542

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

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