#CBB55E#CBB55E
#CBB55E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.466; OKLCH L 77.4% C 0.111 H 95.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CBB55E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 181, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 51%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 54%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.8%, 53.7%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.90, -3.16, 46.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.90, 46.79, 93.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.4% -0.0105 0.11) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.4% 0.111 95.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.1744, 46.5543, 17.2992) |
| Luminance | 0.4655 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.84
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.95
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.08
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.56
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.63
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 6.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CBB55E #5E74CB
analogous
#CB7E5E #CBB55E #AACB5E
triadic
#CBB55E #5ECBB5 #B55ECB
tetradic
#CBB55E #5ECB7E #5E74CB #CB5EAA
square
#CBB55E #5ECB7E #5E74CB #CB5EAA
split-complementary
#CBB55E #5EAACB #7E5ECB
monochromatic
#84722B #B29A3A #CBB55E #DACA8C #E9E0BB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.04
#CBB55E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.31
#CBB55E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CBB55E
10.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CBB55E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CBB55E | 1.00 | 2.04 | 10.31 | 10.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4B256
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CAB962
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D9AAA1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cbb55e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 181, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.4% 0.111 95.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddca8e',
500: '#cbb55e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cbb55e; $custom-light: #ddca8e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cbb55e",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 181,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.89,
"s": 51.174,
"l": 58.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77399,
"c": 0.11053,
"h": 95.4
},
"luminance": 0.46552
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CBB55E
secondary
#ADB5D8
accent
#6ADB4D
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FBF8F0
border
#D4D1CB
text
#15130C
muted
#83827D