#CBB55A#CBB55A
#CBB55A is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.465; OKLCH L 77.3% C 0.114 H 96.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CBB55A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 181, 90) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 52%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 56%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.8%, 55.7%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.86, -3.49, 48.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.86, 48.69, 94.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.35% -0.0119 0.1137) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.35% 0.114 96) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.9996, 46.4843, 16.3783) |
| Luminance | 0.4648 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.19
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.31
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.46
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.71
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 6.01
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 6.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CBB55A #5A70CB
analogous
#CB7D5A #CBB55A #A8CB5A
triadic
#CBB55A #5ACBB5 #B55ACB
tetradic
#CBB55A #5ACB7D #5A70CB #CB5AA8
square
#CBB55A #5ACB7D #5A70CB #CB5AA8
split-complementary
#CBB55A #5AA8CB #7D5ACB
monochromatic
#827029 #B09938 #CBB55A #DACA89 #E8DFB7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.04
#CBB55A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.30
#CBB55A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CBB55A
10.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CBB55A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CBB55A | 1.00 | 2.04 | 10.30 | 10.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C5B151
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CAB95E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D9A9A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cbb55a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 181, 90); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.3% 0.114 96.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddca8b',
500: '#cbb55a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cbb55a; $custom-light: #ddca8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cbb55a",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 181,
"b": 90
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.319,
"s": 52.074,
"l": 57.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77349,
"c": 0.11432,
"h": 96
},
"luminance": 0.46482
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CBB55A
secondary
#AAB2D7
accent
#68DC4C
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FBF8F0
border
#D4D1CB
text
#15130C
muted
#83827D