#CBB56C#CBB56C
#CBB56C is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.468; OKLCH L 77.6% C 0.096 H 93.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CBB56C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 181, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 48%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 47%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.8%, 46.8%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.08, -1.90, 39.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.08, 39.96, 92.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.6% -0.0053 0.0962) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.6% 0.096 93.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.8606, 46.8287, 20.9130) |
| Luminance | 0.4683 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 3.27
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 3.29
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.01
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.64
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 4.95
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 4.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CBB56C #6C82CB
analogous
#CB856C #CBB56C #B1CB6C
triadic
#CBB56C #6CCBB5 #B56CCB
tetradic
#CBB56C #6CCB85 #6C82CB #CB6CB1
square
#CBB56C #6CCB85 #6C82CB #CB6CB1
split-complementary
#CBB56C #6CB1CB #856CCB
monochromatic
#8B7631 #B99D41 #CBB56C #DBCC99 #EBE3C6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.03
#CBB56C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.37
#CBB56C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CBB56C
10.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CBB56C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CBB56C | 1.00 | 2.03 | 10.37 | 10.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C3B266
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C9B96F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D8ABA3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cbb56c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 181, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.6% 0.096 93.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddcb97',
500: '#cbb56c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cbb56c; $custom-light: #ddcb97; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cbb56c",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 181,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.105,
"s": 47.739,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77595,
"c": 0.09636,
"h": 93.2
},
"luminance": 0.46827
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CBB56C
secondary
#B7C0DB
accent
#4CBB2A
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FBF8F2
border
#D4D1CC
text
#15130D
muted
#83827E