#CBC18E#CBC18E
#CBC18E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.528; OKLCH L 80.7% C 0.068 H 98.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CBC18E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 193, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 37%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 30%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.9%, 30%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.75, -4.33, 27.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.75, 27.35, 99.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.67% -0.0099 0.0678) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.67% 0.068 98.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.5815, 52.7906, 33.2164) |
| Luminance | 0.5279 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 4.25
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 6.17
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.22
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 6.70
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 6.79
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 7.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CBC18E #8E98CB
analogous
#CBA28E #CBC18E #B6CB8E
triadic
#CBC18E #8ECBC1 #C18ECB
tetradic
#CBC18E #8ECBA2 #8E98CB #CB8EB6
square
#CBC18E #8ECBA2 #8E98CB #CB8EB6
split-complementary
#CBC18E #8EB6CB #A28ECB
monochromatic
#988B46 #B8AA64 #CBC18E #DED8B8 #F2EFE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.82
#CBC18E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.56
#CBC18E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CBC18E
11.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CBC18E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CBC18E | 1.00 | 1.82 | 11.56 | 11.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CBBE8B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CEC290
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D4BAB4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C0C0C0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cbc18e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 193, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.7% 0.068 98.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbd3af',
500: '#cbc18e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cbc18e; $custom-light: #dbd3af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cbc18e",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 193,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.164,
"s": 36.97,
"l": 67.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8067,
"c": 0.06849,
"h": 98.3
},
"luminance": 0.52789
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CBC18E
secondary
#5E699F
accent
#4AB036
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FCFBF7
border
#D5D4D0
text
#151410
muted
#848381