#CBC36E#CBC36E
#CBC36E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.529; OKLCH L 80.5% C 0.107 H 103.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CBC36E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 195, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 47%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 46%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.9%, 45.8%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.79, -8.99, 43.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.79, 44.42, 101.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.54% -0.0256 0.1044) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.54% 0.107 103.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.9593, 52.8539, 22.4770) |
| Luminance | 0.5285 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 3.53
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 5.09
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.28
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 6.41
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 7.52
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 7.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CBC36E #6E76CB
analogous
#CB956E #CBC36E #A5CB6E
triadic
#CBC36E #6ECBC3 #C36ECB
tetradic
#CBC36E #6ECB95 #6E76CB #CB6EA5
square
#CBC36E #6ECB95 #6E76CB #CB6EA5
split-complementary
#CBC36E #6EA5CB #956ECB
monochromatic
#8C8532 #B9AF42 #CBC36E #DBD69B #EBE8C8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.81
#CBC36E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.57
#CBC36E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CBC36E
11.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CBC36E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CBC36E | 1.00 | 1.81 | 11.57 | 11.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D0BE67
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D3C272
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D7B9AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C0C0C0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cbc36e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 195, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.5% 0.107 103.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcd599',
500: '#cbc36e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cbc36e; $custom-light: #dcd599; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cbc36e",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 195,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.839,
"s": 47.208,
"l": 61.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8054,
"c": 0.10745,
"h": 103.8
},
"luminance": 0.52853
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CBC36E
secondary
#4A5093
accent
#37BA2B
background
#FEFEFC
surface
#FCFBF5
border
#D5D4CF
text
#15140E
muted
#84837F