#CBB85C#CBB85C
#CBB85C is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.477; OKLCH L 78.0% C 0.115 H 97.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CBB85C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 184, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 52%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 55%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.4%, 54.7%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.67, -4.90, 48.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.67, 48.80, 95.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78% -0.0157 0.1139) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78% 0.115 97.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.7024, 47.7520, 17.0382) |
| Luminance | 0.4775 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 4.69
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.20
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.31
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.20
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 6.96
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 7.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CBB85C #5C6FCB
analogous
#CB815C #CBB85C #A6CB5C
triadic
#CBB85C #5CCBB8 #B85CCB
tetradic
#CBB85C #5CCB81 #5C6FCB #CB5CA6
square
#CBB85C #5CCB81 #5C6FCB #CB5CA6
split-complementary
#CBB85C #5CA6CB #815CCB
monochromatic
#83742A #B19D39 #CBB85C #DACC8A #E9E0B9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#CBB85C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.55
#CBB85C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CBB85C
10.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CBB85C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CBB85C | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.55 | 10.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7B453
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CDBB60
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D9ACA3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cbb85c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 184, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.0% 0.115 97.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddcd8d',
500: '#cbb85c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cbb85c; $custom-light: #ddcd8d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cbb85c",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 184,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.73,
"s": 51.628,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77996,
"c": 0.11496,
"h": 97.9
},
"luminance": 0.4775
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CBB85C
secondary
#ABB3D8
accent
#65DB4D
background
#FDFCF8
surface
#FBF8F0
border
#D4D1CB
text
#15130C
muted
#83827D