#CBC17C#CBC17C
#CBC17C is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.523; OKLCH L 80.3% C 0.090 H 101.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CBC17C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 193, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 43%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 39%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.9%, 38.9%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.46, -6.49, 36.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.46, 36.58, 100.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.34% -0.0172 0.0882) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.34% 0.09 101) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.3375, 52.2930, 26.6648) |
| Luminance | 0.5229 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 3.45
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.45
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 5.74
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 6.40
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 7.08
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 7.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CBC17C #7C86CB
analogous
#CB9A7C #CBC17C #AECB7C
triadic
#CBC17C #7CCBC1 #C17CCB
tetradic
#CBC17C #7CCB9A #7C86CB #CB7CAE
square
#CBC17C #7CCB9A #7C86CB #CB7CAE
split-complementary
#CBC17C #7CAECB #9A7CCB
monochromatic
#92873A #BAAC50 #CBC17C #DCD6A8 #EEEAD4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.83
#CBC17C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.46
#CBC17C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CBC17C
11.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CBC17C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CBC17C | 1.00 | 1.83 | 11.46 | 11.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CDBD77
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D0C17F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D6B8B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BFBFBF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cbc17c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 193, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.3% 0.090 101.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcd3a3',
500: '#cbc17c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cbc17c; $custom-light: #dcd3a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cbc17c",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 193,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.405,
"s": 43.169,
"l": 64.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8034,
"c": 0.08988,
"h": 101
},
"luminance": 0.52292
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CBC17C
secondary
#525B99
accent
#40B62F
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FCFBF5
border
#D5D4CF
text
#15140F
muted
#848380