#CBB96E#CBB96E
#CBB96E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.485; OKLCH L 78.5% C 0.098 H 96.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CBB96E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 185, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 47%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 46%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.9%, 45.8%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.15, -3.80, 40.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.15, 40.42, 95.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.45% -0.0106 0.0971) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.45% 0.098 96.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.7933, 48.5219, 21.7550) |
| Luminance | 0.4852 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 3.81
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 4.74
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.77
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.98
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.36
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 5.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CBB96E #6E80CB
analogous
#CB8B6E #CBB96E #AFCB6E
triadic
#CBB96E #6ECBB9 #B96ECB
tetradic
#CBB96E #6ECB8B #6E80CB #CB6EAF
square
#CBB96E #6ECB8B #6E80CB #CB6EAF
split-complementary
#CBB96E #6EAFCB #8B6ECB
monochromatic
#8C7B32 #B9A242 #CBB96E #DBCF9B #EBE4C8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.96
#CBB96E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.70
#CBB96E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CBB96E
10.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CBB96E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CBB96E | 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)
#C7B668
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CCBC71
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D8AFA7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cbb96e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 185, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.5% 0.098 96.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dccd99',
500: '#cbb96e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cbb96e; $custom-light: #dccd99; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cbb96e",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 185,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.387,
"s": 47.208,
"l": 61.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78452,
"c": 0.09765,
"h": 96.3
},
"luminance": 0.4852
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CBB96E
secondary
#B9C0DC
accent
#47BA2B
background
#FDFCF9
surface
#FBF9F2
border
#D4D2CC
text
#15130E
muted
#83827E