#CBB96D#CBB96D
#CBB96D is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.485; OKLCH L 78.4% C 0.099 H 96.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CBB96D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 185, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 47%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 46%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.9%, 46.3%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.14, -3.90, 40.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.14, 40.91, 95.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.44% -0.011 0.0981) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.44% 0.099 96.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.7391, 48.5002, 21.4699) |
| Luminance | 0.4850 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 3.79
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.77
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.82
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.95
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.48
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 5.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CBB96D #6D7FCB
analogous
#CB8A6D #CBB96D #AECB6D
triadic
#CBB96D #6DCBB9 #B96DCB
tetradic
#CBB96D #6DCB8A #6D7FCB #CB6DAE
square
#CBB96D #6DCB8A #6D7FCB #CB6DAE
split-complementary
#CBB96D #6DAECB #8A6DCB
monochromatic
#8C7B32 #B9A242 #CBB96D #DBCF9A #EBE4C7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.96
#CBB96D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.70
#CBB96D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CBB96D
10.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CBB96D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CBB96D | 1.00 | 1.96 | 10.70 | 10.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7B667
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CCBC70
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D8AFA7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cbb96d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 185, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.4% 0.099 96.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dccd98',
500: '#cbb96d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cbb96d; $custom-light: #dccd98; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cbb96d",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 185,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.511,
"s": 47.475,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78437,
"c": 0.09872,
"h": 96.4
},
"luminance": 0.48499
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CBB96D
secondary
#B8BFDC
accent
#46BB2B
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FBF9F2
border
#D4D2CC
text
#15130E
muted
#83827E