#CBB55C#CBB55C
#CBB55C is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.465; OKLCH L 77.4% C 0.112 H 95.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CBB55C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 181, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 52%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 55%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.8%, 54.7%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.88, -3.33, 47.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.88, 47.74, 93.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.37% -0.0112 0.1119) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.37% 0.112 95.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.0858, 46.5188, 16.8327) |
| Luminance | 0.4652 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.01
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.19
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.21
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.63
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.82
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 6.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CBB55C #5C72CB
analogous
#CB7D5C #CBB55C #A9CB5C
triadic
#CBB55C #5CCBB5 #B55CCB
tetradic
#CBB55C #5CCB7D #5C72CB #CB5CA9
square
#CBB55C #5CCB7D #5C72CB #CB5CA9
split-complementary
#CBB55C #5CA9CB #7D5CCB
monochromatic
#83712A #B19939 #CBB55C #DACA8A #E9DFB9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.04
#CBB55C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.30
#CBB55C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CBB55C
10.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CBB55C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CBB55C | 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)
#C5B154
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CAB960
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D9A9A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cbb55c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 181, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.4% 0.112 95.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddca8c',
500: '#cbb55c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cbb55c; $custom-light: #ddca8c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cbb55c",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 181,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.108,
"s": 51.628,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77373,
"c": 0.11244,
"h": 95.7
},
"luminance": 0.46517
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CBB55C
secondary
#ABB4D8
accent
#69DB4D
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FBF8F0
border
#D4D1CB
text
#15130C
muted
#83827D